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Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror
Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror is a 1938 British crime film directed by George King and starring George Curzon, Tod Slaughter and Greta Gynt. It was George Curzon's third and final outing as the fictional detective Sexton Blake.
Plot summary.
The film - described as the best in the Blake series of 1930s movies - features the character of Sexton Blake and his efforts to defeat a major crime organisation headed by Michael Larron, a 'sort of Moriarty figure'.
Cast
Sexton Blake and the Mademoiselle" (featuring Mlle. Roxanne as the female villain from the books), from a story by G H Teed, followed soon afterwards.
- The third production was "Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror" with Tod Slaughter playing the villain.
- Two movies "Meet Sexton Blake" and "The Echo Murders" were made in 1945. They were directed by John Harlow, and featured David Farrar as Blake. (Farrar had played a small role in "Sexton Blake and the