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Gideon's Day (1958) on Netflix

NR19581h 31mComedyCrimeDrama

Scotland Yard Inspector George Gideon has a day that begins with a traffic ticket from a young constable. He also learns that one of his own detectives has taken bribes.

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Plot summary

George Gideon, a chief inspector at Scotland Yard, is reminded by his wife Kate that their daughter Sally has a violin recital that evening and that relatives are coming to tea first. An informant tells him one of his own detectives has taken bribes, and he suspends the man. Driving Sally to the Royal College of Music, he is stopped by a constable for running a red light. Word also reaches him of a gang robbing payrolls and of a patient who may be traveling from Manchester to London.

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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Gideon's Day (1958)

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  • Gideon's Day was the first film to feature a character named George Gideon, although Jack Hawkins had already played a similar part in the British film The Long Arm in 1956.
  • Gideon's Day, shot on location in and around London, was the cinema debut of Anna Massey, who was 19 at the time.

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