The Flying Squad (1940 film) explained

The Flying Squad
Director:	Herbert Brenon
Producer:	Walter C. Mycroft
Music:	Marr Mackie
Studio:	Associated British Picture Corporation
Distributor:	Pathé Pictures International
Runtime:	64 minutes
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English

The Flying Squad, also known as Edgar Wallace's The Flying Squad is a 1940 British crime film directed by Herbert Brenon and starring Sebastian Shaw, Phyllis Brooks and Jack Hawkins.^[1] It was based on a 1928 novel by Edgar Wallace, which had been previously filmed under the same title in 1929 (silent) and 1932.

Plot

Officers of the Flying Squad attempt to tackle a drug-smuggling organisation.

Cast

• Sebastian Shaw as Inspector Bradley
• Phyllis Brooks as Ann Perryman
• Jack Hawkins as Mark McGill
• Basil Radford as Sederman
• Ludwig Stössel as Li Yoseph
• Manning Whiley as Ronnie Perryman
• Kathleen Harrison as Mrs. Schifan
• Cyril Smith as Tiser
• Henry Oscar as Sir Edward, Police Commissioner
• Kynaston Reeves as Magistrate
• Allan Jeayes as Johnson

Critical reception

In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "Not very good."^[2]

TV Guide wrote, "routine stuff, just as unimaginatively done here as it was in the 1932 film of the same name".^[3]

References

1. Web site: The Flying Squad . 15 November 2023 . British Film Institute Collections Search.
2. Book: Quinlan, David . British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 . . 1984 . 0-7134-1874-5 . London . 209.
3. Web site: The Flying Squad. TV Guide.