23 Paces to Baker Street
23 Paces to Baker Street
23 Paces to Baker Street
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1956
1h 43m
6.7(83 votes)
Crime
Mystery
Thriller

Overview

Philip Hannon, a blind playwright living in London, overhears part of a conversation , that leads him into a desperate race, to find a kidnapped child. When he gets no help from the police, he along with his butler, and his ex fiancée, attempt to track down the crooks.

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20th Century Fox

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Cast & Crew

32 members
Acting

Van Johnson

Phillip Hannon

Van Johnson
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Vera Miles

Jean Lennox

Vera Miles
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Cecil Parker

Bob Matthews

Cecil Parker
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Patricia Laffan

Miss Alice MacDonald

Patricia Laffan
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Maurice Denham

Inspector Grovening

Maurice Denham
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Estelle Winwood

Barmaid

Estelle Winwood
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Liam Redmond

Mr Murch

Liam Redmond
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Isobel Elsom

Lady Syrett

Isobel Elsom
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Martin Benson

Pillings

Martin Benson
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Natalie Norwick

Janet Murch

Natalie Norwick
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Terence de Marney

Sergeant Luce

Terence de Marney
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Robin Alalouf

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Ashley Cowan

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Arthur Gomez

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A. Cameron Grant

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Fred Griffiths

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Fred Griffiths
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Walter Horsbrugh

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Janice Kane

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Charles Keane

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Lucie Lancaster

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Queenie Leonard

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Queenie Leonard
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Phyllis Montefiore

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Robert Raglan

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Maggie Rennie

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Maggie Rennie
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Stuart Saunders

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Reginald Sheffield

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Reginald Sheffield
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Yorke Sherwood

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Yorke Sherwood
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Leslie Sketchley

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Charles Stanley

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Michael Trubshawe

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Michael Trubshawe
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Neil Wilson

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Neil Wilson
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Ben Wright

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Ben Wright

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