As criminals assemble for a convention, a policeman investigates and is abducted. A young woman finds his whistle and blows it. The full forces of the law assemble. The confrontation between order and disorder ensues, with our heroine...
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| Elsa Lanchester | ... |
Elsa
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Joe Beckett | ... |
PC Spiffkins
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Dorice Fordred | ... |
Maggie
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Marie Wright | ... |
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| Charles Laughton | ... |
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Norman Haire | ... |
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| Frank Wells | ... | (writer) |
| H.G. Wells | ... | (story) |
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| Simon Rowson | ... | producer |
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| Freddie Young | ... | (as F.A. Young) |
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| T.L. Rich | ... | production manager (as Lionel Rich) |
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- Ideal Films (1928) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (as Ideal Films, Ltd.)
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As criminals assemble for a convention, a policeman investigates and is abducted. A young woman finds his whistle and blows it. The full forces of the law assemble. The confrontation between order and disorder ensues, with our heroine caught up in it. Written by Anonymous |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | First film for Charles Laughton. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into H.G. Wells Comedies (1928). See more » |