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Number Seventeen (1932)
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A gang of thieves gather at a safe house following a robbery, but a detective is on their trail. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
Another Hitchcock Whodunit/Thriller/Farce Involving a Train moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Leon M. Lion | ... | Ben |
 | Anne Grey | ... | Nora - the Girl |
| John Stuart | ... | Barton - the Detective |
| Donald Calthrop | ... | Brant - Nora's Escort |
 | Barry Jones | ... | Henry Doyle |
| Ann Casson | ... | Rose Ackroyd |
| Henry Caine | ... | Mr. Ackroyd |
| Garry Marsh | ... | Sheldrake |
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63 minCountry:
UKLanguage:
EnglishColor:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoCertification:
UK:U | Australia:G (TV rating) | USA:TV-PG (TV rating) | Finland:K-12 (1995) | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | UK:Approved (British Film Censors)Filming Locations:
Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UKMOVIEmeter: 
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Ben: Ya don't have to do nothin' in this 'ere house - ya stand still and things happen! moreFAQ
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The plot of this early Gothic/comic thriller by Hitchcock will make your head spin. It is about as convoluted as possible, with multiple cases of mistaken identity, role-switching, cons and counter-cons. A detective has gotten a lead on a very expensive necklace which has disappeared, and expects to find it, along with the perpetrators, in an old, somewhat decrepit house. A couple of innocent bystanders wander in and find one of these characters knocked unconscious, and the rest eventually begin to pour in through the front door bit by bit, or through the ceiling, as the case may be.
Eventually, the entire cast will end up in a mad chase between a runaway train carrying the bad guys and a bus commandeered by the good guys (or so it seems).
Thoough not one of Hitchcock's best early films, Number 17 is certainly amusing and contains a lot of intentional comedy that many critics seem to want to ignore, keeps a steady, if hectic, pace and boasts some pretty affective use of miniatures for the 1930s. Recommended for fans of pre-noir thrillers and British comedy.