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Wanted by Scotland Yard

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Wanted by Scotland Yard
U.S. poster
Directed byNorman Lee
Written byVernon Clancey
Produced byJohn Argyle
Starring
CinematographyBryan Langley
Edited byTed Richards
Production
company
Distributed byPathé Pictures (UK)
Release date
  • 1938 (1938)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Wanted by Scotland Yard is a 1937[1] or 1938[2] British crime film directed by Norman Lee and starring James Stephenson, Betty Lynne and Leslie Perrins.[3] It was made at Welwyn Studios, and is sometimes known by the alternative title of Dangerous Fingers. Its year of release is often described as 1939, the year of its American distribution, but it had premiered in Britain earlier. When jewel thief Fingers (James Stephenson) recognises intended victim Standish (Leslie Perrins) as the man who caused the death of his girlfriend, his motivations switch from robbery to revenge.[4]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Goble 1999, pp. 728, 1009.
  2. ^ "Dangerous Fingers (1938)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016.
  3. ^ Wood p. 94
  4. ^ "Wanted by Scotland Yard (1939) - Norman Lee - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie".

Bibliography

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  • Goble, Alan (1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Bowker-Saur. ISBN 1-85739-229-9.
  • Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
  • Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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