The Green Cockatoo

The Green Cockatoo

65 mins | Drama, Crime | Dec. 1, 1937

A young girl is travelling to London to find work. Arriving at the station, she meets a man who has been stabbed by a member of a gang of crooks involved with greyhound racing. She becomes a suspect, but flees the scene in order to deliver a message to the dead man's brother. She is protected from the police by a night club entertainer, who she learns is the man she is seeking.

The Green Cockatoo

65 mins | Drama, Crime | Dec. 1, 1937

The Green Cockatoo
A young girl is travelling to London to find work. Arriving at the station, she meets a man who has been stabbed by a member of a gang of crooks involved with greyhound racing. She becomes a suspect, but flees the scene in order to deliver a message to the dead man's brother. She is protected from the police by a night club entertainer, who she learns is the man she is seeking.
IMDb rating 5.8
Producers New World Pictures
Original title The Green Cockatoo
Directors Slim Hand, William Cameron Menzies
Writers Arthur Wimperis, Ted Berkman, Graham Greene

Cast

John Mills

as Jim Connor

Rène Ray

as Eileen

Charles Oliver

as Terrell, gang boss

Bruce Seton

as Madison, tall henchman

Julian Vedey

as Steve, short henchman

Robert Newton

as Dave Connor

Allan Jeayes

as The Detective Inspector

Frank Atkinson

as Provero, the butler

Tyrell Davis

as Charlie, the Bartender

William Dewhurst

as Train Passenger

Alf Goddard

as Jake

Jack Vyvyan

as PC Pat Johnson