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The Amateur Gentleman

  • 19361936
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
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48,420
The Amateur Gentleman (1936)
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A former boxing champion, now an innkeeper, is accused of stealing a watch from a party of guests at his inn, who happen to be members of English royalty. The old man is arrested and thrown ... Read allA former boxing champion, now an innkeeper, is accused of stealing a watch from a party of guests at his inn, who happen to be members of English royalty. The old man is arrested and thrown in prison. His son, knowing that his father didn't steal the watch and suspecting a frame-... Read allA former boxing champion, now an innkeeper, is accused of stealing a watch from a party of guests at his inn, who happen to be members of English royalty. The old man is arrested and thrown in prison. His son, knowing that his father didn't steal the watch and suspecting a frame-up, follows the royal party to London, where he poses as a wealthy "gentleman" and insinua... Read all
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
71
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
78,311
48,420
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    • Director
      • Thornton Freeland
    • Writers
      • Clemence Dane(dialogue)
      • Jeffery Farnol(novel)
      • Edward Knoblock(uncredited)
    • Stars
      • Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
      • Elissa Landi
      • Gordon Harker
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Thornton Freeland
    • Writers
      • Clemence Dane(dialogue)
      • Jeffery Farnol(novel)
      • Edward Knoblock(uncredited)
    • Stars
      • Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
      • Elissa Landi
      • Gordon Harker
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    • 6User reviews
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    Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Gordon Harker in The Amateur Gentleman (1936)
    Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Coral Browne, Elissa Landi, and Basil Sydney in The Amateur Gentleman (1936)
    Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Douglas Fairbanks in The Amateur Gentleman (1936)
    Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Elissa Landi in The Amateur Gentleman (1936)
    The Amateur Gentleman (1936)

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    Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
    Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
    • John Beverley aka Barnabas Barty
    Elissa Landi
    Elissa Landi
    • Lady Cleone Meredith
    Gordon Harker
    Gordon Harker
    • Natty Bell
    Basil Sydney
    Basil Sydney
    • Louis Chichester
    Hugh Williams
    Hugh Williams
    • Lord Ronald Meredith
    Irene Browne
    Irene Browne
    • Lady Huntstanton
    Athole Stewart
    • Marquess of Comberhurst
    Coral Browne
    Coral Browne
    • Pauline Darville
    Margaret Lockwood
    Margaret Lockwood
    • Georgina Huntstanton
    Esme Percy
    Esme Percy
    • John Townsend
    Frank Bertram
    • Belcher
    Gilbert Davis
    • Prince Regent
    Frank Pettingell
    Frank Pettingell
    • John Barty
    Frank Atkinson
    • Law Enforcer
    • (uncredited)
    June Duprez
    June Duprez
    • Bit Part
    • (uncredited)
    Olga Edwardes
    • Maid at Inn
    • (uncredited)
    Marius Goring
    Marius Goring
    • Bit Part
    • (uncredited)
    John Singer
    • Boy
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Thornton Freeland
    • Writers
      • Clemence Dane(dialogue) (freely adapted by)
      • Jeffery Farnol(novel)
      • Edward Knoblock(uncredited)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Fairbanks wanted old friend Mona Maris to play the part of the female menace in the film but her part was eliminated from the final script.

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    Top review
    8/10
    First rate production
    Douglas Fairbanks Jr. served as producer and star of this motion picture, the first by his new company, Criterion. Shot at the Elstree studio near London and based on the popular 1913 English novel set in the Regency days by James Farnol, The Amateur Gentleman was filmed twice before.

    Fairbanks plays Barnabas Barty, the son of ex-boxing champion John Barty, now an innkeeper. During a stay at his inn by visitors from London: the Marquess of Camberhurst, Camberhurst's granddaughter Lady Cleone, and her fiancé Louis Chichester, the elder Barty is falsely accused of stealing a watch from Chichester. The innkeeper is taken away to a London prison to await execution.

    Barnabas, suspecting Chichester of a frame-up, follows the Camberhurst party to London posing as a wealthy gentleman named John Beverly, in hopes of finding proof of his father's innocence. He gains access to the Prince Regent's court where he raises money at the gambling tables and in a bare-knuckled boxing match while he unravels the mystery and falls in love with the leading lady.

    Some fine acting by Fairbanks and Gordon Harker as his accomplice Natty Bell, lavish sets and costumes, music by Richard Addisell and a suspenseful plot make this a three star film. Unfortunately, it is not available on home video or played on television. A restored 35 mm print will be shown at Cinefest in Syracuse New York on March 5, 2005.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 27, 1936 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • De svarta pärlorna
    • Filming locations
      • British International Pictures Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Criterion Film Productions Ltd.
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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