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The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder is based on a character created by Edgar Wallace in a series of 1925 short stories of the same name, Hugh Burden played the titular character – A mild-mannered investigator with the Department of Public Prosecutions.
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00:00Coming soon on Talking Pictures TV.
00:04My name is Reader, J.G. Reader.
00:06What is all this drivel about insecticides?
00:09I beg your pardon, Sir Jason.
00:11I... I see evil in everything.
00:14Biggest deal we've had in years. I thought you might be interested.
00:16I should be most happy to investigate the matter if you wish it, Sir Jason.
00:19You wish it?
00:20Who said I wished it?
00:23The city police are dealing with it. You know how touchy they are.
00:26Mr. Reader, public prosecutor's officer.
00:30We had a note from your officer. I didn't realise at first.
00:33Call Burnett.
00:34I mean, Mr. Reader may be very clever, but I don't...
00:37If you had such a man at the yard, Liskey would be behind bars.
00:42Reader is a mamba.
00:44I'm going to get you for this, Reader. I'm going to break you up into little pieces.
00:47All right, Liskey, take a walk with us.
00:48Take your eyes off me, Cooper.
00:49City police, come on.
00:49What's the charge?
00:50Intimidation of a crown witness and using threatening language. Come on.
00:53Dear me, it seems I shall have to be a witness again.
00:57Your hat.
00:59My hat?
01:01It's so...
01:03Well, people just don't wear hats like that anymore.
01:07Surprise? What's surprise?
01:09Good evening, Mr. Reader.
01:12Be so kind as to follow the brave example of your servant.
01:16You brought him here. Don't you know he always carries a gun?
01:20Coming soon on Talking Pictures TV.

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