Missing Persons(1990)
The debut of the popular sleuth
During a visit to childhood friend Edith, retired housewife Hetty Wainthropp discovers that Edith's husband, Frank, has a son by a previous marriage. Hetty decides to turn amateur detective to trace him. When this gives her a taste for detection, Hetty decides to set up a private detective agency.
Movie: Missing Persons
Top 10 Billed Cast
Hetty Wainthrop
Robert Wainthrop
Frank Cross
Edith Cross
Bernard Shawcrose
Geoffrey Shawcross
Chalky White
Phillida Meadowhite
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During a visit to childhood friend Edith, retired housewife Hetty Wainthropp discovers that Edith's husband, Frank, has a son by a previous marriage. Hetty decides to turn amateur detective to trace him. When this gives her a taste for detection, Hetty decides to set up a private detective agency.
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1990-05-30
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The debut of the popular sleuth
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