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 de sortie
- 1937-07-01
- TMDB
- 9.0 / 10 (1)
- Durée
- 1 h 11 min
- Genres
- Thriller
- Réalisateur
- Roy Kellino
Distribution
- James Mason — Robert Leyland
- Viki Dobson — Barbara Standish
- Eddie Pola — 'Terrible' Tony Canzari
- Finlay Currie — Al Parson
- John Warwick — Eddie 'Babyface' Fallon
- Margaret Rutherford — 'Crafty' Maggie Carberry
- Paul Blake — Cornwallis
- James Mageean — Ben
- Eva Hudson — Manzanilla
- Paul Sheridan — Fournival
- Peter Popp — Bertram Plush
- Bernard Merefield — Mr Lowry, Ship's Purser
Anecdotes
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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