Smash and Grab (1937 film)
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| Directed by | Tim Whelan |
| Written by | Ralph Spence (screenplay) Jack Buchanan (scenario) Tim Whelan (story) |
| Produced by | Jack Buchanan |
| Starring | Jack Buchanan Elsie Randolph, Arthur Margetson |
| Cinematography | Henry Harris |
| Edited by | Frederick Wilson |
| Music by | Van Phillips (uncredited) |
Production company | Jack Buchanan Productions |
| Distributed by | General Film Distributors |
Release date |
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Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Smash and Grab is a 1937 British comedy crime film directed by Tim Whelan and starring Jack Buchanan, Elsie Randolph, with Arthur Margetson and Anthony Holles.[1] The film was released in the United States as Larceny Street.[2] The film was shot at Pinewood Studios with sets designed by the art director Douglas Daniels.
It was followed by a sequel in 1939 The Gang's All Here with Buchanan reprising his role and Googie Withers starring as his wife.
Plot
[edit]Private detective John Forrest is hired by an insurance company to hunt down a criminal gang on a spree of smash and grab raids on London jewellers. Together with his wife Alice, he tracks the robbers to a Dublin barbershop that's used for fencing the stolen gems.
Cast
[edit]- Jack Buchanan as John Forrest
- Elsie Randolph as Alice Thornby
- Arthur Margetson as Malvern
- Anthony Holles as Polino
- Edmund Willard as Cappellano
- Lawrence Grossmith as Rankin
- Zoe Wynn as Carole
- Edward Lexy as Inspector McInerney
- Nigel Fitzgerald as Cosgrove
- Laurence Hanray as Praskins
- Sara Seegar as Miss Quincey
- David Burns as Bellini
- George Carney as Engine Driver
- Peter Gawthorne as Insurance Company Chairman
- Edmon Ryan as Barman
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Smash and Grab at IMDb
- Smash and Grab at Britmovie
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