Meet 'Raffles'! He's a lion with the ladies-and the cops all want him too!
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.
- 6.0
- 1939
- Released
- 1h 12m
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 HoldenHilda Plowright
Wilson
Gilbert Emery
BinghamKeith Hitchcock
MertonVesey O'Davoren
ButlerGeorge Cathrey
Melrose Footman
Gibson Gowland
Villager (uncredited)George Atkinson
Art Gallery Attendant
Frank Baker
Art Gallery Attendant
Leonard Carey
Bingham's SecretaryHerbert Clifton
VillagerRichard Clucas
Little BoyLarry Dods
Bobby
Elspeth Dudgeon
School Mistress
James Finlayson
Hansom Cab Driver
Leyland Hodgson
BobbyCharles Irwin
Detective Phillips
Colin Kenny
BobbyGeorge Kirby
Villager (uncredited)
Wilfred Lucas
BobbyEdmund Mortimer
Extra at Ambassador ClubJohn Power
Bobby
Ellinor Vanderveer
Passerby ExtraEric Wilton
Art Gallery AttendantSam Harris
Mr. Whiteley - Houseguest
Forrester Harvey
UmpireReleased
en
- #scotland yard
- #cat burglar
- #raffles
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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