Gideon's Day

Gideon's Day

24 Tension-Taut Hours in the Life of a Top Crime Fighter!

Directed by John Ford

Produced by Columbia British Productions

195891 min6.4 / 10

A brisk, procedural-driven day-in-the-life of a Scotland Yard inspector juggling multiple crimes with a mix of tension, competence, and wry humor.

Scotland Yard Inspector George Gideon starts his day off on the wrong foot when he gets a traffic-violation ticket from a young police officer. From there, his 'typical day" consists in learning that one of his most-trusted detectives has accepted bribes; hunts an escaped maniac who has murdered a girl; tracks a young girl suspected of involvement in a payroll robbery and then helps break up a bank robbery.

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  • Is Gideon's Day sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

  • Is Gideon's Day easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.

  • Does Gideon's Day end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Gideon's Day scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Gideon's Day violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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