Meet Maxwell Archer

Meet Maxwell Archer is a 1940 British mystery film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring John Loder, Leueen MacGrath and Athole Stewart.[1] The screenplay concerns a private detective who attempts to clear a man wrongly accused of murder. The film was based on the 1938 novel by Hugh Clevely.[2] It was released in the U.S. in 1942 as Maxwell Archer, Detective.[3]

Maxwell Archer, a private detective, attempts to clear a young man wrongly accused of murder.

The film was coldly received. TV Guide wrote, "Oh where is Sherlock Holmes when you need him? Poorly made with a dopey script that gives the actors little room to breathe, let alone act."[4]