Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It

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Phyllis Calvert and Gordon Harker in Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It (1941)

The plot pits Hornleigh and Bingham against a clever gang of Nazi espionage agents. Most of the action takes place aboard a speeding train, with our heroes never quite certain who can be tru... Read allThe plot pits Hornleigh and Bingham against a clever gang of Nazi espionage agents. Most of the action takes place aboard a speeding train, with our heroes never quite certain who can be trusted and who can't. Phyllis Calvert contributes to the intrigue as one Mrs. Wilkinson who ... Read allThe plot pits Hornleigh and Bingham against a clever gang of Nazi espionage agents. Most of the action takes place aboard a speeding train, with our heroes never quite certain who can be trusted and who can't. Phyllis Calvert contributes to the intrigue as one Mrs. Wilkinson who is not all she seems to be.

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Trivia
The locomotive hauling the southbound mail train from Carlisle appears to be an LMS Patriot class 4-6-0, 5XP, number 5513.

Quotes
Dr. Kerbishley: One of them's tall, bald, looks intelligent but isn't. The other's short, sour-faced, doesn't look intelligent but is.

Crazy credits
The mail train incidents in this story are entirely fictional. G.P.O. safeguards would preclude any such happenings. No reflection is made on any member of the Post Office staff.

Connections
Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Comedy Movies: 1940s (2014)

Soundtracks
The Beer Barrel Polka
(uncredited)
Written by Lew Brown, Wladimir A. Timm, Jaromir Vejvoda & Vasek Zeman

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10/10

Excellent, fast-paced thriller

Having never seen the other 'Inspector Hornleigh' flicks I was unsure what to expect here, which sure made it all the more exciting. Harker was splendid as the droll Hornleigh but definite kudos go to Sim, his side-kick Bingham, who blunders his way through to heroics each time. The plot is your average war-spy-drama - who is sending the secret code to the Germans and how are they doing it? - but this is easily one of the better of the genre. It was also fascinating to see sweet little Phyllis Calvert playing an out-and-out bad girl. It's a shame she didn't get to play more of the same type of role!