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The Arsenal Stadium Mystery

  • 19391939
  • 1h 25m
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6.2/10
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Leslie Banks, Anthony Bushell, Greta Gynt, Liane Linden, and Ian McLean in The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (1939)
  • Comedy
  • Crime
  • Sport
During a charity soccer match between top professional side Arsenal and touring amateur side Trojans, the Trojan's new star player collapses. When he dies, Inspector Slade of Scotland Yard i... Read allDuring a charity soccer match between top professional side Arsenal and touring amateur side Trojans, the Trojan's new star player collapses. When he dies, Inspector Slade of Scotland Yard is called in and declares it was murder. It takes all his ingenuity and another death befor... Read allDuring a charity soccer match between top professional side Arsenal and touring amateur side Trojans, the Trojan's new star player collapses. When he dies, Inspector Slade of Scotland Yard is called in and declares it was murder. It takes all his ingenuity and another death before the motive is discovered and the killer revealed.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
640
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Thorold Dickinson
  • Writers
    • Leonard Reginald Gribble(original story)
    • Thorold Dickinson(adaptation)
    • Alan Hyman(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Leslie Banks
    • Greta Gynt
    • Ian McLean
Top credits
  • Director
    • Thorold Dickinson
  • Writers
    • Leonard Reginald Gribble(original story)
    • Thorold Dickinson(adaptation)
    • Alan Hyman(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Leslie Banks
    • Greta Gynt
    • Ian McLean
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    • 19User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    Leslie Banks, Anthony Bushell, Greta Gynt, and Ian McLean in The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (1939)
    George Allison, E.V.H. Emmett, and David Keir in The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (1939)
    David Keir in The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (1939)
    Leslie Banks and Bruce Winston in The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (1939)
    Liane Linden in The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (1939)
    Greta Gynt in The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (1939)
    Greta Gynt and Liane Linden in The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (1939)
    Leslie Banks and Wyndham Goldie in The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (1939)
    Liane Linden in The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (1939)
    Liane Linden in The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (1939)
    Leslie Banks and Liane Linden in The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (1939)
    Greta Gynt and Brian Worth in The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (1939)

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    Leslie Banks
    Leslie Banks
    • Inspector Sladeas Inspector Slade
    Greta Gynt
    Greta Gynt
    • Gwen Leeas Gwen Lee
    Ian McLean
    • Sergeant Clintonas Sergeant Clinton
    Liane Linden
    • Inga Larsonas Inga Larson
    Anthony Bushell
    Anthony Bushell
    • John Doyceas John Doyce
    Esmond Knight
    Esmond Knight
    • Railleas Raille
    Brian Worth
    • Philip Morringas Philip Morring
    Richard Norris
    • Setchleyas Setchley
    Wyndham Goldie
    • Kindilettas Kindilett
    Alastair MacIntyre
    • Carteras Carter
    • (as Alastair Macintyre)
    George Allison
    • Selfas Self
    Tom Whittaker
    • Selfas Self
    E.V.H. Emmett
    • Commentatoras Commentator
    Dennis Wyndham
    • Commissionaireas Commissionaire
    David Keir
    • Dr. Meadowas Dr. Meadow
    Johnnie Schofield
    • Arsenal Doctoras Arsenal Doctor
    Bruce Winston
    • Composeras Composer
    Maire O'Neill
    Maire O'Neill
    • Housekeeperas Housekeeper
    • Director
      • Thorold Dickinson
    • Writers
      • Leonard Reginald Gribble(original story)
      • Thorold Dickinson(adaptation)
      • Alan Hyman(adaptation)
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    During a charity soccer match between top professional side Arsenal and touring amateur side Trojans, the Trojan's new star player collapses. When he dies, Inspector Slade of Scotland Yard is called in and declares it was murder. It takes all his ingenuity and another death before the motive is discovered and the killer revealed. —Ian Harries <ih@doc.ic.ac.uk>
    • north london
    • london borough of islington
    • london england
    • soccer
    • soccer club
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    • Trivia
      The football match from which the main action sequences were taken was between Arsenal and Brentford, and took place on Saturday 6th May 1939 with The Bees playing in a a special striped kit to simulate The Trojans (closer shots feature the Oxford and Cambridge Blues as the Trojans).
    • Goofs
      Footballer Doyce collapses on the football field and is pronounced dead, his girlfriend dashes to his flat to retrieve some letters and as she's leaving the hall porter is seen to be looking at a paper with the headline about Doyce's death which is some what too early.
    • Quotes

      [Arsenal manager giving pre-game talk]

      George Allison: ...they don't play your game, they play the attacking game.

    • Soundtracks
      Home on the Range
      (uncredited)

      Lyrics by Brewster M. Higley and music by Daniel E. Kelley

    User reviews19

    Review
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    1-0 to the Ar-se-nal
    A better than average quickie, with a number of interesting features. Leslie Banks' outrageous performance has been noted, but Ian McLean, not a well-known film actor, is very good value as his long-suffering sergeant, with dry wit and a poker face. It is also notable for being the only British appearance of Liane Linden, a winsome Norwegian actress who might have made it in British movies had she remained. Richard Norris also impresses as the chemist Setchley, but his film career was cut short by his death in battle at Salerno. George Allison, the Arsenal manager of the time, actually puts in a decent performance, although he was unlikely to be nominated for a BAFTA. There are also splendid cameos from Bruce Winston, Maire O'Neill and the actor playing the receptionist at Doyce's flat.

    The resolution isn't entirely satisfactory - there appears to be no reason for the murderer to give him- or herself away at the denouement, as there was no damning evidence to be retrieved. The clue to the motive of the murders is oddly reminiscent to a similar clue in Saloon Bar, another whodunnit of about the same time, and the background is written up more thoroughly in the novel of the film by Leonard Gribble, recently republished by the British Library.
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    • Release date
      • November 1939 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Arsenalmysteriet
    • Filming locations
      • Highbury Stadium, Highbury, London, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Greenspan & Seligman Enterprises Ltd.
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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