The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (1939)
Release Date: Feb 17, 1940 Wide
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The game of football figures prominently in The Arsenal Stadium Mystery -- not the American gridiron version, but the soccer-style competition played in England. The focus is on Anthony Bushell, playing a champion British football player. Bushell is poisoned to death during a game, in full view of a capacity crowd. Police inspector Leslie Banks enters the scene to determine who, why, and how. Like many British programmers of the 1930s, Arsenal Stadium Mystery was an early arrival on American
Feb 17, 1940 Wide
Cast
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Leslie Banks
Inspector Anthony Slade -
Greta Gynt
Gwen Lee -
Ian MacLean
Sgt. Clinton -
Liane Linden
Inga Larsson -
Anthony Bushell
Jack Dyce -
Esmond Knight
Raille -
Maire O'Neill
Mrs. Kirwan -
E.V.H. Emmett
Himself -
Wyndham Goldie
Kindilett -
David Keir
Dr. Meadow -
Richard Norris
Setchley -
Bruce Winston
Composer -
Brian Worth
Philip Morring -
Dennis Wyndham
Commissionaire -
Johnnie Schofield
Arsenal Doctor
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You like old movies? You like mysteries? You like comedy? You like British football? You get it all in this 1939 British comedy-mystery.
The movie has more than a few good qualities, most notably the presence of Leslie Banks as the wonderfully droll police inspector. He pretty much makes the show.
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