The Missing People
The Missing People is a 1940 British mystery film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Will Fyffe, Kay Walsh and Lyn Harding. Fyfe appears as J. G. Reeder, a character created by Edgar Wallace who works as an investigator for the Department of Public Prosecutions. The film is based on a novel by Edgar Wallace. Fyffe, Walsh and Raymond were involved in another Mr. Reeder film The Mind of Mr. Reeder released the previous year. It was shot at Highbury Studios in London. Synopsis
Mr. Reeder (Will Fyffe) begins solving the disappearance of 27 people, after they had each received large sums of money from their respective families. Is the criminal-featured Joseph Bronstone (Lyn Harding), the guilty party? Cast
 Will Fyffe as J. G. Reeder 
Kay Walsh as Peggy Gillette 
 Lyn Harding as Joseph Bronstone 
 Ronald Shiner as Sam Hackett 
Patricia Roc as Doris Bevan 
 Anthony Holles as Ernest Bronstone 
 Reginald Purdell as Harry Morgan 
 Maire O'Neill as Housekeeper

Critical reception
TV Guide wrote, "Fyffe adds a great deal of charm to his role as he pieces the puzzle together in a manner baffling to the younger detectives. Otherwise, the plot is unbelievable but makes for some light-hearted fun." References

Bibliography
 Hardy, Phil. The BFI Companion to Crime. University of California Press, 1997. External links
 
 The Missing People at the British Film Institute
 

1940 films
1940 mystery films
British black-and-white films
British mystery films
Films based on works by Edgar Wallace
Films directed by Jack Raymond
Films scored by Percival Mackey
Films about missing people
1940s English-language films
1940s British films
Films shot at Highbury Studios