The depicted Portman Square apartment is directly over the Thames.
However, Portman Square is actually about 2 miles from the Thames.
When leaving Lady Syrett's the first time, Bob puts Phil's scarf on his shoulders, then the camera angle changes and he puts it on him again.
When Miss Lennox arrives at Philip's flat, she takes off her hat and puts it on a table.
She doesn't put it on again before she leaves.
(At 02.
40) There is a half inch of tape on the take up spool on the tape recorder.
Philip asks Bob to type up what he had just recorded.
Bob proceeds to remove the take-up spool (should have been the full, left-hand spool) which suddenly has no tape on it, and takes it into his office "to listen to it".
It is established several times that Hannon is staying at 603 Regent Court.
When on the phone to Janet Murch, he gives his place of residence as 813 Regent Court.
Jean Lennox is able to reel off Phil's entire address by the time she visits the Unity Domestic Bureau, despite having only been in the area for roughly a day.
When Bob tells the photographic assistant "Please, I'm in a hurry" at Barkers, his lips to not match the later-dubbed dialogue.
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.
In London, blind American playwright Phillip Hannon (Van Johnson) is struggling despite having a hit play. Jean Lennox (Vera Miles) is desperate to reconnect with him but he wants to be alone with his manservant Bob Matthews (Cecil Parker).
In London, blind American playwright Phillip Hannon (Van Johnson) is struggling despite having a hit play. Jean Lennox (Vera Miles) is desperate to reconnect with him but he wants to be alone with his manservant Bob Matthews (Cecil Parker).
A great surprise! A film in the best style of a classic Hitchcock.
Not a great thriller by any means but both watchable and intriguing. Excellent production values, taut direction by craftsman Henry Hathaway and an atmospheric score by Leigh Harline.
My mother was a mystery buff and that rubbed off on me big time. She and I often watched late night mysteries.
Okay, so in story 23 Paces to Baker Street mayn't be the most original on the block, but it doesn't necessarily need to be to be entertaining. There may be the odd cliché about, however there is much to enjoy namely the suspenseful and Hitchcockian-like story and the telling and suspense of it is very taut too.
"23 Paces to Baker Street" is a suspense film starring Van Johnson as Phillip Hannon--a famous writer who is living in London. However, he's become blind and a bit bitter...
Van Johnson is a blind playwright in London. cranky since he lost his sight he lives a reclusive existence having driven away anyone who cared about him.
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