Catch as Catch Can (1937)

Undercover agent Robert Leyland entraps crooks trying to sneak expensive goods past customs on transatlantic crossings. After Leyland falls for reluctant smuggler Barbara Standish, he convinces her to return with him to France with her cache of diamonds. But she is unaware of a network of thieves onboard their ship, competing against each other to make off with her jewels.

Date of release
1937-07-01
TMDB
9.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 11m
Genres
Thriller
Director
Roy Kellino

Casting

Interesting facts

Catch as Catch Can is a 1937 British crime film directed by Roy Kellino and starring James Mason, Vicky Dobson, Eddie Pola and Margaret Rutherford. It was written by Richard Llewellyn and produced as a quota quickie by Fox-British Pictures. On board a luxury liner, young Barbara Standish attempts to smuggle stolen jewels from France to America.

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