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Raffles

6.1/10
TMDB21 votes
1939Original: English72 min

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.

Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Cast: David Niven, Olivia de Havilland, May Whitty, Dudley Digges, Douglas Walton

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About Raffles

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

Raffles (1939) is a film in the adventure, comedy, crime genres. Directed by Sam Wood. The cast includes David Niven, Olivia de Havilland, May Whitty, Dudley Digges.

Released
1939-11-11
Original language
English
Runtime
72 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
United States of America
Production companies
Howard Productions
Directors
Sam Wood
Writers
John Van Druten, Sidney Howard

Raffles cast & characters

Audience reviews

6.1/10 from 21 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

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TMDB member review

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…

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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.

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What is Raffles about?

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.

Who stars in Raffles?

David Niven, Olivia de Havilland, May Whitty, Dudley Digges, Douglas Walton, E. E. Clive. See the cast cards above for character names.

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