Man about town and First Class cricketer A.J. Raffles keeps himself solvent with daring robberies. Meeting Gwen from his schooldays and falling in love all over again, he spends the weekend...
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| David Niven | ... | Raffles | |
| Olivia de Havilland | ... | Gwen | |
| May Whitty | ... | Lady Melrose (as Dame May Whitty) | |
| Dudley Digges | ... | MacKenzie | |
| Douglas Walton | ... | Bunny | |
| E.E. Clive | ... | Barraclough | |
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Lionel Pape | ... | Lord Melrose |
| Peter Godfrey | ... | Crawshay | |
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Margaret Seddon | ... | Maud Holden |
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Hilda Plowright | ... | Wilson |
| Gilbert Emery | ... | Bingham | |
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Keith Hitchcock | ... | Merton |
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Vesey O'Davoren | ... | Butler |
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George Cathrey | ... | Melrose Footman |
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Man about town and First Class cricketer A.J. Raffles keeps himself solvent with daring robberies. Meeting Gwen from his schooldays and falling in love all over again, he spends the weekend with her parents, Lord and Lady Melrose. A necklace presents an irresistible temptation, but also in attendance is Scotland Yard's finest, finally on the trail. Written by Jeremy Perkins <jwp@aber.ac.uk>
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
29 December 1939 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Caballero y ladrón See more »Edit
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$86,600, 17 January 1940Company Credits
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MacKenzie: What's that?
Raffles: Dodging you fellows.
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(1834) (uncredited)
Written by Frédéric Chopin
Played by an unidentified pianist at the party
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The movie is a remake of Raffles (1930), starring Ronald Colman. Samuel Goldwyn produced both movies, and Gregg Toland served as Director of Photography on both films (sharing credit on the first film with George Barnes). See more »Goofs
In the hansom cab, Raffles puts his arm behind Gwen above her shoulders, but in the next close-up shot of her, his arm isn't there. See more »Quotes
Raffles: You know, I can only think of one thing more exciting than tracking down criminals the way you do.MacKenzie: What's that?
Raffles: Dodging you fellows.
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Fantaisie-Impromptu in C Sharp Minor, Op.66(1834) (uncredited)
Written by Frédéric Chopin
Played by an unidentified pianist at the party
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Wow, I was really underwhelmed by this film. Despite starring David Niven and Olivia de Havilland, this was an amazingly uninspired film. After all, the story is about a rich society thief who is a champion cricket player--you'd think there'd be more action and exotic or fashionable locales. But, instead, the film is very, very stagnant and the majority of the action (such as it is) takes place in a manor home where Raffles is staying along with a few other rich swells. It was so turgid, that at times I found myself falling asleep. I kept waiting and hoping for a fist fight or SOMETHING, but instead the film was very talky and all so well-mannered. A very uninspired script with an abrupt and senseless ending as well as lackluster direction conspired to keep this film in the category of 'mediocre', but it's still watchable due to the screen presence of its stars--especially the always lovely Miss de Havilland.