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Down River

  • 19311931
  • 1h 13m
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6.0/10
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Charles Laughton and Jane Baxter in Down River (1931)
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A customs investigator and his fiancee track down a gang of smugglers whose leader may be a murderer.A customs investigator and his fiancee track down a gang of smugglers whose leader may be a murderer.A customs investigator and his fiancee track down a gang of smugglers whose leader may be a murderer.
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
15
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  • Director
    • Peter Godfrey
  • Writers
    • Ralph Gilbert Bettison(scenario)
    • Austin Small(novel)
  • Stars
    • Charles Laughton
    • Jane Baxter
    • Harold Huth
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  • Director
    • Peter Godfrey
  • Writers
    • Ralph Gilbert Bettison(scenario)
    • Austin Small(novel)
  • Stars
    • Charles Laughton
    • Jane Baxter
    • Harold Huth
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    Charles Laughton
    Charles Laughton
    • Captain Grossmanas Captain Grossman
    Jane Baxter
    Jane Baxter
    • Hilary Gordonas Hilary Gordon
    Harold Huth
    Harold Huth
    • John Durhamas John Durham
    Kenneth Kove
    Kenneth Kove
    • Ronnie Gordonas Ronnie Gordon
    Hartley Power
    • Lingardas Lingard
    Arthur Goullet
    • Maxickas Maxick
    Norman Shelley
    • Blind Rudleyas Blind Rudley
    Frederick Leister
    Frederick Leister
    • Inspector Manningas Inspector Manning
    Cyril McLaglen
    Cyril McLaglen
    • Sergeant Proctoras Sergeant Proctor
    Humberston Wright
    • Sir Michael Gordonas Sir Michael Gordon
    Hugh E. Wright
    • Charlie Wongas Charlie Wong
    Philip Valentine
    Donald Wolfit
    Donald Wolfit
    • Director
      • Peter Godfrey
    • Writers
      • Ralph Gilbert Bettison(scenario)
      • Austin Small(novel)
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    Storyline

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    A customs investigator and his fiancee track down a gang of smugglers whose leader may be a murderer.
    • smuggling
    • nightclub
    • river
    • gang
    • murder
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      • Crime
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    • Trivia
      First film of Hartley Power.
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      Down River
      Written by Roger Eckersley

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    4/10
    Smuggling melodrama with River Thames background
    Early British talkie (some scenes are "silent" and others have "synchronised sound" added) in which Charles Laughton plays a murderous half-Dutch, half-oriental skipper involved in dope-trafficking. A girl reporter (Jane Baxter) investigating his activities is discovered and held captive by Laughton but saved in the nick of time by her Customs Officer fiancée (Harold Huth). There are some hectic fights between Laughton's ship's crew and the police which are somewhat speeded up in the Keystone Cops manner. Laughton's make-up is suitably oriental in appearance though he's never too sure of his Dutch accent. A contemporary review wrote: "Thick-ear melodrama, excellent Thames-side background, good schoolboy stuff."
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    • kerrison-philips
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    • Release date
      • November 6, 1931 (Ireland)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Gainsborough Studios, Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Gaumont British Picture Corporation
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 13 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White

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