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Raffles

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1hr 10min

Genre:

Drama

Release:

1930

Directors:

Harry D'Abbadie D'Arrast, George Fitzmaurice

Starring:

Ronald Colman, Kay Francis, David Torrence ...more

Synopsis: The third in a succession of film adaptations of author E.W. Hornung's novel Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman, this version was the first to also be produced in sound. Ronald Colman stars as A.J. Raffles, an utterly unflappable British gentleman cricket player who by night is secretly a thief known in the press as The Amateur Cracksman and causing apoplectic fits at Scotland Yard. Raffles has fallen in love with society girl Gwen Manders (Kay Francis) and intends to give up his criminal pursuits, but ... Full Synopsis

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	Craig Butler, AMG Review The title character in the stories and stage play upon which Raffles is based came to define the concept of the "gentleman thief," in much the same way that Sherlock Holmes defined the concept of "detective." At the time of this 1930 film, the character had already been brought to the screen twice, and would be brought back several more times over the succeeding decades. Arguably, this appearance is, ... Full Review

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	Ronald Colman A.J. Raffles Kay Francis Lady Gwen Manders David Torrence McKenzie Frances Dade Ethel Crowley

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