Mr. Reeder in Room 13

Mr. Reeder in Room 13
Mr. Reeder in Room 13
Directed by	Norman Lee
Written by	Victor Kendall; Elizabeth Meehan; Doreen Montgomery;
Based on	novel Room 13 by Edgar Wallace
Produced by	John Corfield
Starring	Peter Murray-Hill; Sally Gray; Gibb McLaughlin;
Cinematography	Eric Cross
Edited by	Ted Richards (as Edward Richards)
Music by	Ronnie Munro
Production; company	British National Films
Distributed by	Associated British Film Distributors (UK)
Release date	February 1938 (UK);
Running time	78 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Mr. Reeder in Room 13 is a 1938 British crime film directed by Norman Lee and starring Peter Murray-Hill, Sally Gray and Gibb McLaughlin.^[1] It is based on the first J. G. Reeder book, Room 13 by Edgar Wallace.^[2] The film was released in the U.S. in 1941 as Mystery of Room 13.^[3]

Plot summary[]

Mr. J.G. Reeder (Gibb McLaughlin) is called in by the Bank of England to investigate a gang of forgers. Reeder enlists the aid of a younger man, Capt. Johnnie Gray (Peter Murray Hill), to infiltrate the gang by going undercover in Dartmoor jail.

Cast[]

Peter Murray-Hill as Captain Johnnie Gray
Sally Gray as Claire Kane
Gibb McLaughlin as J.G. Reeder
Malcolm Keen as Peter Kane
Leslie Perrins as Jeffrey Legge
Sara Seegar as Lila Legge
D.J. Williams as Emmanuel Legge
Rex Carvel as Sir John Flaherty
Robert Cochran as Detective Inspector Barker
Phil Ray as Fenner, convict

Critical reception[]

Britmovie wrote, "director Norman Lee keeps things moving along briskly and packs plenty of goings-on into its relatively short running time, but the outlandish plot requires some suspension of disbelief."^[4]

References[]

^ "Mr. Reeder in Room 13". BFI. Archived from the original on 15 January 2009.
^ Edgar Wallace. "Room 13 (Mr. J. G. Reeder #1)". Goodreads.
^ "Mystery-of-Room-13 - Cast, Crew, Director and Awards - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2015. Archived from the original on 31 January 2015.
^ "Mr. Reeder in Room 13". britmovie.co.uk.

External links[]

Mr. Reeder in Room 13 at IMDb

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[1] "Mr. Reeder in Room 13". BFI. Archived from the original on 15 January 2009.

[2] Edgar Wallace. "Room 13 (Mr. J. G. Reeder #1)". Goodreads.

[3] "Mystery-of-Room-13 - Cast, Crew, Director and Awards - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2015. Archived from the original on 31 January 2015.

[4] "Mr. Reeder in Room 13". britmovie.co.uk.

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