Raffles
Meet 'Raffles'! He's a lion with the ladies-and the cops all want him too!
1939 | 72m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Sam Wood |
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| Writer: | John Van Druten, Sidney Howard, E.W. Hornung |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 11, 1939 |
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| Director: | Sam Wood |
| Writer: | John Van Druten, Sidney Howard, E.W. Hornung |
| Genres: | Comedy, Adventure, Crime |
| Keywords | scotland yard, cat burglar, raffles |
| Production Companies | Howard Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 (Update) Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Gilbert Emery | Bingham |
| Keith Hitchcock | Merton |
| Vesey O'Davoren | Butler |
| George Cathrey | Melrose Footman |
| Gibson Gowland | Villager (uncredited) |
| George Atkinson | Art Gallery Attendant |
| Frank Baker | Art Gallery Attendant |
| Leonard Carey | Bingham's Secretary |
| Herbert Clifton | Villager |
| Richard Clucas | Little Boy |
| Larry Dods | Bobby |
| Elspeth Dudgeon | School Mistress |
| James Finlayson | Hansom Cab Driver |
| Leyland Hodgson | Bobby |
| Charles Irwin | Detective Phillips |
| Colin Kenny | Bobby |
| George Kirby | Villager (uncredited) |
| Wilfred Lucas | Bobby |
| Edmund Mortimer | Extra at Ambassador Club |
| John Power | Bobby |
| Ellinor Vanderveer | Passerby Extra |
| Eric Wilton | Art Gallery Attendant |
| Sam Harris | Mr. Whiteley - Houseguest |
| Peter Godfrey | Crawshay |
| Forrester Harvey | Umpire |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Sam Wood | Director |
| John Van Druten | Screenplay |
| Sidney Howard | Screenplay |
| E.W. Hornung | Novel |
| Walter Mayo | Assistant Director |
| Travis Banton | Costume Design |
| Gregg Toland | Director of Photography |
| Victor Young | Original Music Composer |
| Sherman Todd | Editor |
| James Basevi | Art Direction |
| Julia Heron | Set Decoration |
| Frank Maher | Sound Engineer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Samuel Goldwyn | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 2 |
| 2024 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 2 |
| 2024 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 3 |
| 2024 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 2 |
| 2024 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
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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 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 fell swoop. His plan seems simple and straightforward until the arrival at the stately home of Scotland Yard Inspector "MacKenzie" (Dudley Digges) who has plenty if suspicions of his own. To be honest, more could have been done with the characters here: the plot is pretty procedural and the writing a little on the bland side; but the cast - Niven and Dame May especially - make this fun detective frolic well worth a watch.