← Back to films
23 Paces to Baker Street

23 Paces to Baker Street

6,7 /10 (86 Votes)
1956 EN 103 min

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.

Stream

Powered by JustWatch via TMDB

Release date

18/05/1956

Votes

86

Popularity

1.8

STEP-BY-STEP...

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

103 min

Budget

$1,375,000

Original Soundtrack

Loading soundtrack videos…

John Chard

John Chard

2020-03-22

⭐ 7

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 s…

Read full review →