| The Armchair Detective | |
| Director: | Brendan J. Stafford |
| Producer: | Derek Elphinstone Donald Ginsberg |
| Starring: | Ernest Dudley Hartley Power Sally Newton |
| Cinematography: | Brendan J. Stafford |
| Music: | John Hollingsworth |
| Studio: | Meridian Films |
| Distributor: | Apex Film Distributors |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
The Armchair Detective is a 1952 British mystery film directed by Brendan J. Stafford and starring Ernest Dudley, Hartley Power, and Sally Newton. It was made at Viking Studios. According to Stephen Chibnall "critics thought it better heard than seen."[1]
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Second feature British 'Whodunnit,' obviously cheaply made, and poorly directed. The film serves to show how very far the British are behind their slick American counterparts at this type of thing. Sally Newton (daughter of Robert Newton) once or twice shines through the blanket of the script in this, her first film."[2]