Anthony Gethryn
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Anthony Ruthven Gethryn is character depicted in novels by Philip MacDonald
and their cinematic counterparts.
's murder mysteries, written between 1924 and 1956.
He is an amateur detective who works closely with the police to pursue criminals.
In Macdonal's first Gethryn novel, The Rasp
, Gethryn is presented as a British ex-secret service agent and newspaper reporter, who solves an intricate
locked room mystery
and meets his future wife.
Gethryn was portrayed by Claude Horton in the 1932 film version
of The Rasp
.
In the 1939 film, The Nursemaid Who Disappeared, the character, Gethryn is played by Arthur Margetson .
In the 1940 film, Le Collier de Chanvre, adapted from Macdonald'sRope to Spare, André Luguet plays the role of Gethryn
The 1956 film, 23 Paces to Baker Street
, based on the 1938 Gethryn novel, Warrant for X, conflates Gethryn's character with that of
the playwright who overhears the conversation which triggers the plot. Van Johnson
plays the role of Phillip Hannon, the blind playwright / detective.
George C. Scott
played Gethryn in the 1963 filmThe List of Adrian Messenger
, based on MacDonald's 1956 novel of the
same name.
Fuller, Nick. "The Noose (1930)", http://gadetection.pbworks.com/The-Noose
Golden Age Detection. "MacDonald, Philip", http://gadetection.pbworks.com/MacDonald,-Philip
Nevins, Jess. The Pulp Heroes: G
Retrieved 2009-07-08.
Philip MacDonald
Philip MacDonald was an English author of thrillers.-Life and work:...
and their cinematic counterparts.
History
Gethryn is the series detective for more than a dozen of Philip MacDonaldPhilip MacDonald
Philip MacDonald was an English author of thrillers.-Life and work:...
's murder mysteries, written between 1924 and 1956.
He is an amateur detective who works closely with the police to pursue criminals.
In Macdonal's first Gethryn novel, The Rasp
The Rasp
The Rasp is a whodunit mystery novel by Philip MacDonald. It was published in 1924 and introduces his series character, detective Colonel Anthony Gethryn...
, Gethryn is presented as a British ex-secret service agent and newspaper reporter, who solves an intricate
locked room mystery
Locked room mystery
The locked room mystery is a sub-genre of detective fiction in which a crime—almost always murder—is committed under apparently impossible circumstances. The crime in question typically involves a crime scene that no intruder could have entered or left, e.g., a locked room...
and meets his future wife.
Gethryn was portrayed by Claude Horton in the 1932 film version
of The Rasp
The Rasp
The Rasp is a whodunit mystery novel by Philip MacDonald. It was published in 1924 and introduces his series character, detective Colonel Anthony Gethryn...
.
In the 1939 film, The Nursemaid Who Disappeared, the character, Gethryn is played by Arthur Margetson .
In the 1940 film, Le Collier de Chanvre, adapted from Macdonald'sRope to Spare, André Luguet plays the role of Gethryn
The 1956 film, 23 Paces to Baker Street
23 Paces to Baker Street
23 Paces to Baker Street is a 1956 American drama film released by 20th Century Fox. The Hitchcockian mystery thriller, filmed in Cinemascope on location in London, focuses on Philip Hannon, a blind playwright who overhears a partial conversation he believes is related to the planning of a kidnapping...
, based on the 1938 Gethryn novel, Warrant for X, conflates Gethryn's character with that of
the playwright who overhears the conversation which triggers the plot. Van Johnson
Van Johnson
Van Johnson was an American film and television actor and dancer who was a major star at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios during and after World War II....
plays the role of Phillip Hannon, the blind playwright / detective.
George C. Scott
George C. Scott
George Campbell Scott was an American stage and film actor, director and producer. He was best known for his stage work, as well as his portrayal of General George S. Patton in the film Patton, and as General Buck Turgidson in Stanley Kubrick's Dr...
played Gethryn in the 1963 filmThe List of Adrian Messenger
The List of Adrian Messenger
The List of Adrian Messenger is a 1963 black and white crime thriller about a retired British intelligence officer investigating a series of apparently unrelated deaths. It is directed by acclaimed film director John Huston...
, based on MacDonald's 1956 novel of the
same name.
External links
Edwards, Martin (2008-01-27) "Do You Write Under Your Own Name? Philip MacDonald", http://doyouwriteunderyourownname.blogspot.com/2008/01/philip-macdonald.htmlFuller, Nick. "The Noose (1930)", http://gadetection.pbworks.com/The-Noose
Golden Age Detection. "MacDonald, Philip", http://gadetection.pbworks.com/MacDonald,-Philip
Nevins, Jess. The Pulp Heroes: G
Retrieved 2009-07-08.