The Adventures of P.C. 49: Investigating the Case of the Guardian Angel
1949 | 67m | English
Popularity: 0.2 (history)
| Director: | Godfrey Grayson |
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| Writer: | Alan Stranks, Vernon Harris |
| Staring: |
| A police constable goes undercover to infiltrate a gang of violent thieves. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 12, 1949 |
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| Director: | Godfrey Grayson |
| Writer: | Alan Stranks, Vernon Harris |
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| Production Companies | Hammer Film Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: May 07, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Hugh Latimer | P.C. Archibald Berkeley-Willoughby |
| John Penrose | Barney |
| Annette D. Simmonds | Carrots |
| Pat Nye | Ma Brady |
| Patricia Cutts | Joan |
| Michael Ripper | Fingers |
| Martin Benson | Skinny Ellis |
| Arthur Brander | Inspector Wilson |
| Eric Phillips | Sergeant Wright |
| Billy Thatcher | Ted Burton |
| Jim Brady | Lorry Driver (uncredited) |
| Arthur Lovegrove | Bill (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Godfrey Grayson | Director |
| Alan Stranks | Screenplay |
| Frank Spencer | Original Music Composer, Music, Music Director |
| Clifford Turner | Editor |
| Cedric Williams | Director of Photography |
| Vernon Harris | Screenplay, Radio Play |
| Ray Pitt | Supervising Editor |
| James Marchant | Art Direction |
| Monica Hustler | Hairstylist |
| Philip Leakey | Makeup Artist |
| Arthur Barnes | Production Manager |
| Leon Bijou | Assistant Director |
| Edgar Vetter | Sound |
| Moray Grant | Camera Operator |
| Rupert Grayson | Music Director |
| Renée Glynne | Continuity |
| Name | Title |
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| Anthony Hinds | Producer |
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Hugh Latimer is the eponymous officer who manages to convince his inspector to take him off his uniformed beat and go undercover to track down a gang of violent thieves. It's based on an old BBC radio series, and his criminal escapades are gentle and engaging - though maybe not the most difficult to ... grasp. This one has a few red herrings as we try to discover who the "boss" of the gang led by the dastardly John Penrose is, and although Latimer is pretty wooden there are some other good characters "Skinny". "Ma" and "Carrots" amongst them, and the whole hours flows quite well with just enough peril to keep it interesting.