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Meet Maxwell Archer is a 1940 British mystery film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring John Loder, Leueen MacGrath and Athole Stewart. The screenplay concerns a private detective who attempts to clear a man wrongly accused of murder. The film was based on the 1938 novel by Hugh Clevely. It was released in the U.S. in 1942 as Maxwell Archer, Detective.
Original Release
02/17/1940
US Release
01/26/1942
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| John Loder | Maxwell Archer |
| Leueen MacGrath | Sarah |
| Athole Stewart | Supt. Gordon |
| Marta Labarr | Nina |
| George Merritt | Insp. Cornell |
| Ronald Adam | Nicolides |
| Peter Hobbes | George Gull Jr. |
| Ralph Roberts | George Gull Sr. |
| Syd Crossley | Perkins |
| Barbara Everest | Miss Duke |
Directors
Writers
Hugh Clevely, Katherine Strueby
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| John Loder | Maxwell Archer |
| Leueen MacGrath | Sarah |
| Athole Stewart | Supt. Gordon |
| Marta Labarr | Nina |
| George Merritt | Insp. Cornell |
| Ronald Adam | Nicolides |
| Peter Hobbes | George Gull Jr. |
| Ralph Roberts | George Gull Sr. |
| Syd Crossley | Perkins |
| Barbara Everest | Miss Duke |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| William Sistrom | Producer |
