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Gideon's Day (1959)
Scotland Yard Inspector George Gideon starts his day off on the wrong foot when he gets a traffic-violation ticket from a young police officer. From there, his 'typical day" consists in learning that one of his most-trusted detectives has accepted bribes; hunts an escaped maniac who has murdered a girl; tracks a young girl suspected of involvement in a payroll robbery and then helps break up a bank robbery.
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Scotland Yard Inspector George Gideon starts his day off on the wrong foot when he gets a traffic-violation ticket from a young police officer. From there, his 'typical day" consists in learning that one of his most-trusted detectives has accepted bribes; hunts an escaped maniac who has murdered a girl; tracks a young girl suspected of involvement in a payroll robbery and then helps break up a bank robbery.
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Genre:Crime, Drama, Comedy
Written By:T. E. B. Clarke
In Theaters:2/1/1959
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Runtime:91 minutes
Studio:Columbia British Productions
Cast
John Ford
Director
Jack Hawkins
Insp. George Gideon
Anna Lee
Mrs. Kate Gideon
Anna Massey
Sally Gideon
Andrew Ray
PC Simon Farnaby-Green
Dianne Foster
Joanna Delafield
Cyril Cusack
Herbert 'Birdie' Sparrow
James Hayter
Robert Mason
Derek Bond
Det. Sgt. Eric Kirby
Howard Marion-Crawford
The Chief
John Loder
Ponsford 'The Duke'
Barry Keegan
Riley
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