“STEP-BY-STEP...”
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.
Van Johnson
Phillip Hannon
Vera Miles
Jean Lennox
Cecil Parker
Bob Matthews
Patricia Laffan
Miss Alice MacDonald
Maurice Denham
Inspector Grovening
Estelle Winwood
Barmaid
Liam Redmond
Mr Murch
Isobel Elsom
Lady Syrett
Martin Benson
Pillings
Natalie Norwick
Janet Murch
23 Paces to Baker Street is a crime, mystery, thriller film released in 1956 exploring themes of london, england, kidnapping, playwright, blindness. Directed by Henry Hathaway, it stars Van Johnson, Vera Miles, Cecil Parker. 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.
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