Raffles

Raffles

72 mins | Drama, Crime, Comedy, Thriller, Adventure, Romance, History | Nov. 11, 1939

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.

Raffles

72 mins | Drama, Crime, Comedy, Thriller, Adventure, Romance, History | Nov. 11, 1939

Raffles
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.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Howard Productions
Original title Raffles
Directors Sam Wood, Walter Mayo
Writers E.W. Hornung, John Van Druten, Sidney Howard

Cast

David Niven

as A.J. Raffles

May Whitty

as Lady Melrose

Dudley Digges

as MacKenzie

Douglas Walton

as Bunny

E. E. Clive

as Barraclough

Lionel Pape

as Lord Melrose

Margaret Seddon

as Maud Holden

Hilda Plowright

as Wilson

Gilbert Emery

as Bingham

Keith Hitchcock

as Merton

Vesey O'Davoren

as Butler

George Cathrey

as Melrose Footman

Gibson Gowland

as Villager (uncredited)

George Atkinson

as Art Gallery Attendant

Frank Baker

as Art Gallery Attendant

Leonard Carey

as Bingham's Secretary

Herbert Clifton

as Villager

Richard Clucas

as Little Boy

Larry Dods

as Bobby

Elspeth Dudgeon

as School Mistress

James Finlayson

as Hansom Cab Driver

Leyland Hodgson

as Bobby

Charles Irwin

as Detective Phillips

Colin Kenny

as Bobby

George Kirby

as Villager (uncredited)

Wilfred Lucas

as Bobby

Edmund Mortimer

as Extra at Ambassador Club

John Power

as Bobby

Ellinor Vanderveer

as Passerby Extra

Eric Wilton

as Art Gallery Attendant

Sam Harris

as Mr. Whiteley - Houseguest

Peter Godfrey

as Crawshay

Forrester Harvey

as Umpire