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Gideon's Day (U.S. title: Gideon of Scotland Yard) is a 1958 police procedural crime film directed by John Ford and starring Jack Hawkins, Dianne Foster and Cyril Cusack. [1] The screenplay was by T.E.B. Clarke , adapted from John Creasey 's 1955 novel of the same title .
Gideon of Scotland Yard may refer to: George Gideon of Scotland Yard, fictional policeman created by John Creasey under the pen name J. J. Marric; Gideon's Day, J. J. Marric's 1955 novel, reprinted as Gideon of Scotland Yard in 1958; Gideon's Day, originally released as Gideon of Scotland Yard, 1958 film starring Jack Hawkins as George Gideon
Hawkins played the lead role in a film for John Ford, playing a police officer in Gideon's Day (USA title: Gideon of Scotland Yard) (1958). [15] He had a good role as a double agent in a war film, The Two-Headed Spy (1958) then was given another third lead in a Hollywood blockbuster Ben-Hur (1959), playing the Roman admiral who befriends ...
In Gideon's Day (1958, directed by John Ford, USA title: Gideon Of Scotland Yard), Gideon is played by Jack Hawkins. The co-stars were Anna Lee (Kate Gideon), Dianne Foster (Joanna Delafield), Ronald Howard (Paul Delafield), Cyril Cusack (Birdy Sparrow), and Andrew Ray (PC Simon Farnaby-Green).
Gideon of Scotland Yard was the basis for the television series Gideon's Way and for the John Ford movie Gideon's Day (1958). The Baron character was made into a 1960s TV series starring Steve Forrest as The Baron .
In 1958, she starred with Alan Ladd in The Deep Six, and that same year, she appeared alongside Jack Hawkins in Gideon of Scotland Yard before her last really big picture, The Last Hurrah. [1] It featured an all-star cast that included Spencer Tracy, Pat O'Brien, and Basil Rathbone, and was nominated for a BAFTA award.
1958 So Alone: Yes Free Cinema-BFI; with John Qualen; 8-minute short film. [165] The Last Hurrah: Yes Yes Columbia Pictures; with Spencer Tracy, Jeffrey Hunter. [nb 21] [166] Gideon's Day (US title: Gideon of Scotland Yard) Yes
Gideon's Day is the first in a series of police procedural novels by John Creasey writing as J.J. Marric. Published in 1955, it features a day in the professional life of Detective Superintendent George Gideon of the C.I.D., Scotland Yard. In later books in the series, Gideon has been promoted to the rank of C.I.D. Commander.