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Raffles (1939)

NR 12/29/1939 (US) Adventure, Comedy, Crime 1h 12m

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Meet 'Raffles'! He's a lion with the ladies-and the cops all want him too!

Overview

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.

Sam Wood

Director
E.W. Hornung

Novel
Sidney Howard

Screenplay
John Van Druten

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David Niven

A.J. Raffles
Olivia de Havilland

Gwen
May Whitty

Lady Melrose
Dudley Digges

MacKenzie
Douglas Walton

Bunny
E. E. Clive

Barraclough
Lionel Pape

Lord Melrose
Margaret Seddon

Maud Holden
Hilda Plowright

Wilson
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A review by CinemaSerf

70%

Written by CinemaSerf on June 22, 2022

The recent, sad, death of Dame Olivia de Havilland (at 104) prompted me to watch this again and I really enjoyed it. David Niven is "Raffles" - a renowned English cricketer with a penchant for pinching things under the moniker of the "Amateur Cracksman". When his friend "Bunny" (Douglas Walton) gets himself into a bit of a pickle and he and his gorgeous girlfriend "Gwen" (de Havilland) are invited to the home of Lord and Lady Melrose (Lionel Pape and a typically ebullient Dame May Whitty) "Raffles" sees an opportunity to relieve the old girl of her emeralds and settle his friend's debt in one f... read the rest.

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