| The Man They Couldn't Arrest | |
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| Directed by | T. Hayes Hunter |
| Written by | T. Hayes Hunter Angus MacPhail Arthur Wimperis "Seamark" (Austin J. Small) |
| Produced by | Michael Balcon |
| Starring | Hugh Wakefield Gordon Harker Garry Marsh |
| Cinematography | Leslie Rowson |
| Edited by | Ian Dalrymple |
| Production company | Gainsborough Pictures |
| Distributed by | Ideal Films |
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| Running time | 72 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Man They Couldn't Arrest is a 1931 British crime film directed by T. Hayes Hunter and starring Hugh Wakefield, Gordon Harker, Garry Marsh and Dennis Wyndham. Based on a novel by "Seamark" (Austin J. Small, it was made by Gainsborough Pictures at Islington Studios in London.
Plot summary
An amateur detective goes on the trail of a gang of violent criminals.
Cast
- Hugh Wakefield as John Dain
- Gordon Harker as Tansey
- Garry Marsh as Delbury
- Nicholas Hannen as Lyall
- Robert Farquharson as Count Lazard
- Renee Clama as Marcia
- Dennis Wyndham as Shaughnessy
References
- Goble, Alan, ed. (1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Bowker Saur. p. 415. ISBN 1-85739-229-9.
- Wood p.72
- BFI.org
Bibliography
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927–1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
The Man They Couldn't Arrest at IMDb
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