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Raffles is a 1939 American crime comedy film starring David Niven and Olivia de Havilland, and is one of several film adaptations of an 1899 short story collection by E. W. Hornung, The Amateur Cracksman.
Raffles: Directed by Sam Wood, William Wyler. With David Niven, Olivia de Havilland, May Whitty, Dudley Digges. Man about town and first class cricketer A.J. Raffles keeps himself solvent with daring robberies.
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- Adventure, Comedy, Crime
- Sam Wood, William Wyler
- 1939-12-29
Nov 12, 2023 · Raffles is a gentleman thief known as the Amateur Cracksman, with a penchant for art and jewelry. However, after re-uniting with his old school chum's sister Gwen, he becomes a reformed man. Then, on a weekend at her parents' country house, a necklace presents an irresistible temptation.
- Nov 12, 2023
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- George Fergus
Raffles (1939) -- (Movie Clip) Scotland Yard, Did You Say? Inspector McKenzie (Dudley Digges) meets David Niven, the society-thief title character, known best as a cricket player for England, introduced by his host Lord Melrose (Lionel Pape) who mis-remembers who’s been given his new phone number, early in Samuel Goldwyn’s re-make, Raffles ...
- Sam Wood, Walter Mayo
- David Niven
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A Scotland Yard inspector (Dudley Digges) matches wits with a gentleman cat burglar, popular cricketer A.J. Raffles (David Niven).
- Crime, Drama
When Raffles falls in love with a respectable lady (Kay Francis), he decides to forgo his life of crime for her. But when his friend Bunny (Bramwell Fletcher) is deep in debt and desperate for ...
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- Crime, Drama