
Gideon's Day (1958) on Netflix
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.
Cast
Jack Hawkinsas Insp. George Gideon
Anna Leeas Mrs. Kate Gideon
Anna Masseyas Sally Gideon
Andrew Rayas PC Simon Farnaby-Green
Dianne Fosteras Joanna Delafield
Cyril Cusackas Herbert 'Birdie' Sparrow
James Hayteras Robert Mason
Derek Bondas Det. Sgt. Eric Kirby
Howard Marion-Crawfordas The Chief
John Loderas Ponsford 'The Duke'
Barry Keeganas Riley
Frank Lawtonas Det. Sgt. Liggot
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.

















