Scotland Yard Investigator (1945)

At the outbreak of World War II, the famous 'Mona Lisa' is removed from the Lourve Museum in Paris, and stored for safekeeping in London. Sir James Collison, director of National Art Museum... See full summary »

Director:

George Blair

Writer:

Randall Faye (original screenplay)

Stars:

C. Aubrey Smith, Erich von Stroheim, Stephanie Bachelor

Cast

Cast overview:
C. Aubrey Smith	...	Sir James Collison (as Sir Aubrey Smith)
Erich von Stroheim	...	Carl Hoffmeyer
Stephanie Bachelor	...	Toni Collison
Forrester Harvey	...	Sam Todworthy
Doris Lloyd	...	Emma Todworthy
Eva Moore	...	Mary Collison
Richard Fraser	...	Inspector Bob Cartwright
Victor Varconi	...	Jules
Georges Metaxa	...	Henri (as George Metaxa)
Emil Rameau	...	Prof. Renault
Colin Campbell	...	Waters
Frederick Worlock	...	Col. Brent (as Frederic Worlock)

Storyline

At the outbreak of World War II, the famous 'Mona Lisa' is removed from the Lourve Museum in Paris, and stored for safekeeping in London. Sir James Collison, director of National Art Museum in London, is determined to safeguard the priceless painting. But Carl Hoffmeyer, a German fanatic art collector, is equally determined to steal the painting even it takes murder to do so.

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Plot Keywords:

german | mona lisa | murder | police inspector | porter | 

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Taglines:

SECRETS NEVER BEFORE REVEALED...the thief that rocked the international scene...exposed in a thrilling screen story! (original poster)

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Mystery | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 September 1945 (USA)

Also Known As:

O Agente da Scotland Yard

Filming Locations:

Republic Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Republic Pictures (I)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

68 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

A nitrate print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archives.

User Reviews

A good little Republic programmer

Not really a surprise in this little feature. Republic studios manufactured this kind of products as dozens per month. Not boredom in that story of robbery, counterfeit and intrigue in the art collectors world.

Von Stroheim gives here an acceptable performance as a ruthless collector ready at anything to achieve his purposes, including murder. And he is not the only one. Not action packed movie but still absorbing.

Forget the classic romance between this detective and the girl. Usual cliché we unfortunately can't miss. I will say that Aubrey Smith is delightful in the old fellow character.