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6.2/10 • 16

1939-11-111h 12m

AdventureComedyCrime

Meet 'Raffles'! He's a lion with the ladies-and the cops all want him too!

Man about town and First Class cricketer A.J. Raffles keeps himself solvent with daring robberies. Meeting Gwen from his schooldays and falling in love all over again, he spends the weekend with her parents, Lord and Lady Melrose. A necklace presents an irresistible temptation, but also in attendance is Scotland Yard's finest, finally on the trail.

Directors
Sam Wood
Editors
Sherman Todd

Top Billed Cast

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  1. David Niven

    David Niven

    A.J. Raffles

  2. Olivia de Havilland

    Olivia de Havilland

    Gwen

  3. May Whitty

    May Whitty

    Lady Melrose

  4. Dudley Digges

    Dudley Digges

    MacKenzie

  5. Douglas Walton

    Douglas Walton

    Bunny

  6. E. E. Clive

    E. E. Clive

    Barraclough

  7. Lionel Pape

    Lionel Pape

    Lord Melrose

  8. Margaret Seddon

    Margaret Seddon

    Maud Holden

  9. Hilda Plowright

    Hilda Plowright

    Wilson

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CinemaSerf

Jun 22, 2022

7/10

The recent, sad, death of Dame Olivia de Havilland (at 104) prompted me to watch this again and I really enjoyed it. David Niven is "Raffles" - a renowned English cricketer with a penchant for pinching things under the moniker of the "Amateur Cracksman". When his friend "Bunny" (Douglas Walton) gets himself into a bit of a pickle and he and his gorgeous girlfriend "Gwen" (de Havilland) are invited to the home of Lord and Lady Melrose (Lionel Pape and a typically ebullient Dame May Whitty) "Raffles" sees an opportunity to relieve the old girl of her emeralds and settle his friend's debt in one fell swoop. His plan seems simple and straightforward until the arrival at the stately home of Scotland Yard Inspector "MacKenzie" (Dudley Digges) who has plenty if suspicions of his own. To be honest, more could have been done with the characters here: the plot is pretty procedural and the writing a little on the bland side; but the cast - Niven and Dame May especially - make this fun detective frolic well worth a watch.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Keywords
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