Movies:
Raffles
- Rating:
- Genre: Crime
- Movie Type: Crime Thriller, Master Criminal Films
- Themes: Double Life, Jewel Theft, One Last Heist
- Director: Harry D'Abbadie D'Arrast
- Main Cast: Ronald Colman, Kay Francis, David Torrence, Frances Dade, Alison Skipworth, Bramwell Fletcher
- Release Year: 1930
- Country: US
- Run Time: 70 minutes
Plot
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 first he must help an indebted pal, Bunny (Bramwell Fletcher) by stealing a valuable necklace owned by Lady Melrose (Alison Skipworth) at a weekend soiree. Suspecting that Raffles and the Cracksman are one and the same, Inspector McKenzie (David Torrence) is a guest at the same party, with a keen eye peeled at Raffles. In the meantime, rival crook Crawshaw (John Rogers) also has designs on the necklace, setting himself as an unfortunately perfect scapegoat. Although George Fitzmaurice was credited as the sole director of Raffles (1930), he was actually the replacement for Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast, who was fired during production. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie GuideCast
- Ronald Colman - A.J. Raffles
- Kay Francis - Lady Gwen Manders
- David Torrence - McKenzie
- Frances Dade - Ethel Crowley
- Alison Skipworth - Kitty Melrose
- Bramwell Fletcher - Bunny Manders
Frederick Kerr - Lord Harry Melrose; John Rogers - Crawshaw; Wilson Benge - Barraclough; Virginia Bruce - Blonde
