Skip to main content
23 Paces to Baker Street Poster

23 Paces to Baker Street (1956)

NR May 18, 1956 Crime, Mystery, Thriller 1h 43m
User Score
68%
79 votes
Internet Movie Database
69%

STEP-BY-STEP...

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.

Henry Hathaway
Director
Nigel Balchin
Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Van Johnson
Van Johnson

Phillip Hannon
Vera Miles
Vera Miles

Jean Lennox
Cecil Parker
Cecil Parker

Bob Matthews
Patricia Laffan
Patricia Laffan

Miss Alice MacDonald
Maurice Denham
Maurice Denham

Inspector Grovening
Estelle Winwood
Estelle Winwood

Barmaid
Liam Redmond
Liam Redmond

Mr Murch
Isobel Elsom
Isobel Elsom

Lady Syrett
Martin Benson
Martin Benson

Pillings

Full Cast & Crew

Media

23 Paces to Baker Street (1956) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]
23 Paces to Baker Street (1956) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]
Trailer
Loading Wikipedia summary...

Similar Movies

The Man Who Knew Too Little
64%
The Man Who Knew Too Little

Nov 14, 1997
Kiss the Girls
65%
Kiss the Girls

Sep 29, 1997
The Nameless
56%
The Nameless

Oct 08, 1999
Man on Fire
75%
Man on Fire

Apr 23, 2004
Chopper
68%
Chopper

Jun 21, 2000
Room of Death
63%
Room of Death

Nov 14, 2007
High and Low
83%
High and Low

Mar 01, 1963
Sabotage
67%
Sabotage

Jan 08, 1937
Croupier
67%
Croupier

Jun 25, 1998
Without a Clue
66%
Without a Clue

May 05, 1988
The Fury
63%
The Fury

Mar 10, 1978
Midnight Lace
65%
Midnight Lace

Oct 13, 1960

Reviews

Sign in to write a review.
A review by John Chard
Written on March 22, 2020

A truly pleasant surprise.

Philip Hannon is a blind playwright residing in London, during one of his R&R moments at the local public house, he overhears part of a conversation that suggests the vile kidnapping of a child. Getting the police force to take him seriously proves hard to achieve, so with the help of his trusty butler and his ex fiancée, Jean Lennox, he hopes to avert a dastardly crime.

Well well well, sometimes you can tune into a film not expecting much more than a B movie rush, yet just occasionally you get submarined and get a mysterious treat that deserves far better support than it actually gets. I have been delighted to log on to this films page and see that others have been entertained by this picture as much as myself. This is not ground breaking or even remot...

Read the full review on TMDb
×