The Secret Tunnel
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Ivor Bowyer
Thelma Rea
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| Directed by | William C. Hammond |
| Screenplay by | William C. Hammond |
| Produced by | Frank A. Hoare |
| Starring | Anthony Wager Ivor Bowyer Thelma Rea |
| Cinematography | A.T. Dinsdale |
| Edited by | Eric Hodges |
| Music by | Norman Demuth |
Production companies | Merton Park G.B. Children's Entertainment FIlms |
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Running time | 37 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Secret Tunnel is a 1947 British children's comedy-drama film directed by William C. Hammond and starring Anthony Wager, Ivor Bowyer and Thelma Rea.[1][2] The screenplay was by Hammond based on the novel by Mary Cathcart Borer. It was produced by Frank A. Hoare for Cinema Clubs for Boys and Girls, a predecessor of the Children's Film Foundation, and made by Merton Park/G.B. Children's Entertainment FIlms.
Antiques collector Roger Henderson returns from abroad to his stately home to find a valuable Rembrandt painting missing. His son Roger, together with the handyman's son John, decide to solve the mystery. It turns out that the housekeeper is in cahoots with a gang of thieves, who are using a secret tunnel leading to the house to escape with the stolen goods. Roger and John take on the criminals and bring them to justice.
Cast
- Anthony Wager as Roger Henderson
- Ivor Bowyer as John Wilson
- Thelma Rea as Mrs Matthews
- Murray Matheson as Mr Henderson
- Frank Henderson as Mr Harvey
- John Sullivan as Inspector Bell
- Gerald Pring as Wilson
- Michael Kelly as Slim
- John May as Nipper