An eccentric woman detective investigates the murders of several people who visited the same medium.An eccentric woman detective investigates the murders of several people who visited the same medium.An eccentric woman detective investigates the murders of several people who visited the same medium.
Arthur E. Owen
- Hall Porter
- (as Arthur Owen)
Joan Halliday
- Eliza Puttick
- (as Joan Halladay)
Storyline
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- TriviaThis was originally intended to be the first in a series of films based on the Mrs. Pym novels of Nigel Morland; the author would write 22 Palmyra Pym thrillers between 1935-61.
- GoofsMrs Pym asks for someone to pass her a flashlight when an English lady especially of her age in 1940 would call it a torch as flashlight is an American word.
- Quotes
Mrs Pym: Shott, there's something here smells so strong we ought to be wearing our gas masks.
Det.-Inspector Shott: Yes, the incense they used last night.
Mrs Pym: Incense me foot! I'll tell you that club is the phoniest set-up I've ever seen: Mencken's so crooked you could drop him down a well and he'd wear away the sides.
- Crazy creditsOpening credits prologue: "The Green Valley Psychic Club is an imaginary organisation invented for the purpose of the story and without any counterpart in real life"
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Mrs Pym of Scotland Yard review
The sole entry of a planned series of films featuring Mary Clare as a (gasp!) female police officer is riddled with the kind of sexist nonsense to be expected from a film from the 1940s. Clare does well as the peppy detective, and the film may possibly boast cinema's only killer whose weapon of choice is a vacuum cleaner. Screen debut of leading man Nigel Patrick.
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- JoeytheBrit
- May 15, 2020
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- Filming locations
- Highbury Studios, Highbury, London, England, UK(studio: produced at Highbury Studios)
- Production companies
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- Runtime1 hour 5 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was Mrs. Pym of Scotland Yard (1940) officially released in Canada in English?
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