Gideon of Scotland Yard

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John L @view2views Dec 12, 2025 I enjoyed this wonderfully dated story presented in the fullness of colour; and brazen salutations to a dedicated police force in an innocent time.....a time when the word decency had meaning in our daily lives.....Also Maureen Potter, our Irish lass, makes a brief but distinct performance! See more john k @RT94718593 Jul 18, 2021 A simple movie a day in the life of a detective. See more Nov 2, 2013 different path for director john ford but good See more Sep 6, 2012 After making tons of westerns with John Wayne and even a trip to Ireland with The Quiet Man. John Ford made a film completely against type, based on John Creasey's novel. On first view, it looks quite heavy going, but there is some very light hearted moments in the film, and Ford is able to get the best out of his British cast and crew, and it's a good time piece of London back in the 1950's. The film follows a day in the life of Detective Chief Inspector George Gideon (Jack Hawkins) of the Metropolitan Police, he's in charge of the Flying Squad. It doesn't get off to the most best start when he's booked for jumping a red light by P.C. Farnaby Green (Andrew Ray), despite his position in the Met. But, his day involves investigating a series of robberies on a company that delivers payroll money to other companies, Gideon discovers that one of his own detectives has been accepting bribes. Then murder Arthur Sayer (Laurence Naismith) from Manchester murders in London, Gideon is on the case again, while informant Birdie Sparrow (Cyril Cusack) gets into trouble with the wrong people. It's a good film, light hearted but it has tenacity too. Hawkins is very good as Gideon, and it's a good look of how the police operated then, and it was a refreshing change for Ford, who is comfortable working in the UK, and it has lovely colour cinematography by Freddie Young. See more Jun 30, 2012 An overly eventful and enjoyable to watch days policing in the British capital, but the real curiosity is that this is directed by the all-American hero director John Ford, and elements of this style are to be found here. See more Read all reviews

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