| The Nursemaid Who Disappeared | |
| Director: | Arthur B. Woods |
| Producer: | Jerome Jackson (executive producer) |
| Screenplay: | Connery Chappell Paul Gangelin |
| Based On: | novel The Nursemaid Who Disappeared by Philip Macdonald[1] |
| Starring: | Arthur Margetson Peter Coke Lesley Brook |
| Cinematography: | Basil Emmott |
| Editing: | Leslie Norman (uncredited) |
| Studio: | Warner Brothers-First National Productions |
| Distributor: | Warner Bros. |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Runtime: | 86 minutes |
The Nursemaid Who Disappeared is a 1939 British crime film directed by Arthur B. Woods and starring Ronald Shiner, Ian Fleming, Arthur Margetson, Peter Coke and Edward Chapman.[2] Based on a 1938 Philip MacDonald novel, it was produced by Warner Brothers–First National Productions.[3] The 1956 American 20th Century-Fox film 23 Paces to Baker Street is based on the same novel.[4]
A playwright overhears a gang of men plotting a kidnapping and enlists the assistance of a detective to investigate them. They soon find that the ring is fronted by a bogus employment agency that sends "clients" to scope potential victims.[5]