Raffles Poster

Raffles (1939)

NR 11/11/1939 Adventure, Comedy, Crime 1h 12m
60%
User
Score
6.4/10

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

Overview

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.

John Van Druten

Screenplay

Sidney Howard

Screenplay

Sam Wood

Director

Top Billed Cast

David Niven

David Niven

A.J. Raffles

Olivia de Havilland

Olivia de Havilland

Gwen

May Whitty

May Whitty

Lady Melrose

Dudley Digges

Dudley Digges

MacKenzie

Douglas Walton

Douglas Walton

Bunny

E. E. Clive

E. E. Clive

Barraclough

Lionel Pape

Lionel Pape

Lord Melrose

Margaret Seddon

Margaret Seddon

Maud Holden

Hilda Plowright

Hilda Plowright

Wilson

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written on June 22, 2022

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...

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