An American in London stumbles on a criminal ring.An American in London stumbles on a criminal ring.An American in London stumbles on a criminal ring.
Robert Adair
- Large Constable
- (uncredited)
George K. Arthur
- Drunk at Party
- (uncredited)
Robert Brower
- Hotel Dining Guest
- (uncredited)
Jack Cheatham
- Arresting Constable
- (uncredited)
Olaf Hytten
- Lady Rockingham's Butler
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Robert Benchley(uncredited)
- Ruth Rose
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaUpon finding out that the burglar's name is Holmes, Richard jokes that he and Rose are a "couple of Dr. Watsons." Roland Young, who plays the burglar, had previously played Dr. Watson in Sherlock Holmes (1922).
- Quotes
[first lines]
Richard Bruce: Oh, hello.
Elsie, the maid: Good evening, Sir. The valet's ill, so I'll be taking over.
Featured review
A foggy night in London town
People who ran the B picture and poverty row studios long realized that fog could mask a low budget on a film. And when you set a film in London it's a requirement.
Newly arrived American Robert Armstrong is itching for a bit of night life so he goes out on a foggy night in London town and hears some screams coming from a house. Finding the door open he walks in and finds a dead body. But when he summons the police they find no dead body and people thinking Armstrong is a bit balmy.
But he does make a friend in Helen Mack who decides the American stranger is one she can trust. Of course the whole thing is resolved by the end.
The whole thing is shot from Armstrong's point of view as he meets a lot of varying characters and tries to figure out who he can trust. Turns out he can't trust too many.
Although the leads are fine and would work together in Son Of Kong, the film is stolen by Roland Young who with cockney accent plays his own lower class version of the amateur cracksman replete with some really droll dialog.
Fans of Roland Young should not miss this one.
Newly arrived American Robert Armstrong is itching for a bit of night life so he goes out on a foggy night in London town and hears some screams coming from a house. Finding the door open he walks in and finds a dead body. But when he summons the police they find no dead body and people thinking Armstrong is a bit balmy.
But he does make a friend in Helen Mack who decides the American stranger is one she can trust. Of course the whole thing is resolved by the end.
The whole thing is shot from Armstrong's point of view as he meets a lot of varying characters and tries to figure out who he can trust. Turns out he can't trust too many.
Although the leads are fine and would work together in Son Of Kong, the film is stolen by Roland Young who with cockney accent plays his own lower class version of the amateur cracksman replete with some really droll dialog.
Fans of Roland Young should not miss this one.
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- bkoganbing
- Oct 8, 2017
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- Runtime1 hour 5 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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