The Rat

The Rat

72 mins | Drama, Crime | Nov. 11, 1937

Jean Boucheron the cat burglar is the darling of the Montmartre whores--and catches the eye of slumming socialite Zelia de Chaumont, who decides to "reform" him. A complication is his lovely young ward Odile... murder and a grand courtoom scene ensue.

The Rat

72 mins | Drama, Crime | Nov. 11, 1937

The Rat
Jean Boucheron the cat burglar is the darling of the Montmartre whores--and catches the eye of slumming socialite Zelia de Chaumont, who decides to "reform" him. A complication is his lovely young ward Odile... murder and a grand courtoom scene ensue.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Herbert Wilcox Productions
Original title The Rat
Directors Jack Raymond
Writers Marjorie Gaffney, Romney Brent, Ivor Novello, Constance Collier, Hans Rameau, Miles Malleson

Cast

Ruth Chatterton

as Zelia de Chaumont

Adolf Wohlbrück

as Jean Boucheron, the 'Rat'

Rène Ray

as Odile Verdier

Beatrix Lehmann

as Marguerite

Mary Clare

as Mere Colline

Felix Aylmer

as Prosecuting Counsel

Hugh Miller

as Luis Stets

Gordon McLeod

as Caillard

Frederick Culley

as Judge

Nadine March

as Rose

George Merritt

as Pierre Verdier

Leo Genn

as Defending Counsel

Fanny Wright

as Therese

Bob Gregory

as Albert

Ivan Wilmot

as Peter