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

Release Date: 11 Nov 1939

Runtime: 1h 12m

Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime

Director: Howard Productions

Production Companies: Howard Productions

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.2 (16 votes)

Cast

  • A.J. Raffles: David Niven
  • Gwen: Olivia de Havilland
  • Lady Melrose: May Whitty
  • MacKenzie: Dudley Digges
  • Bunny: Douglas Walton
  • Barraclough: E. E. Clive
  • Lord Melrose: Lionel Pape
  • Maud Holden: Margaret Seddon
  • Wilson: Hilda Plowright
  • Bingham: Gilbert Emery
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