Gideon's Day

Gideon's Day

24 Tension-Taut Hours in the Life of a Top Crime Fighter!

1958 · 91 min · ★ 6.4 · Crime, Drama, Comedy

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.

Directed by John Ford · Written by T. E. B. Clarke

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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
Frank Lawton Det. Sgt. Liggot

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