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01/05/1937 Crime 1h 7m
70
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Overview

A industrialist has a row with his son, who leaves home. Meanwhile, both his assistant and solicitor conspire to embezzle a fortune in bonds. A plucky young newspaper reporter pursues the rich man's daughter.

  1. John Paddy Carstairs

    Director

  2. Gerald Elliott

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. David Langton

    Peter Bradfield

  2. Julien Mitchell

    Hector Rodman

  3. Ruby Miller

    Mrs. Laura Rodman

  4. Brian Buchel

    Geoffrey Cranswick

  5. Mavis Clair

    Jill Rodman

  6. Fred Withers

    Allbutt

  7. Ivor Barnard

    Edward Mather

  8. George Astley

    George Rodman

  9. Frank Birch

    Kempton

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-06-20
A tale about a wealthy businessman with a wayward son who is prone to the odd flutter. Having been sent down (expelled) from university he has a face-to-face conversation with his father who offers to settle the debts if he gets his act together - that isn't going to happen so the son heads to the trusted family solicitor for help. Unbeknown to him, however, that solicitor is in league with his father's secretary to rob him of £20,000 worth of bearer bonds. Now it becomes a quite complex tale of robbery, murder and betrayal from director John Paddy Carstairs. None of the performers are partic...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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