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The Mysterious Mr. Davis

  • 19391939
  • 58m
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4.6/10
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May Hallatt in The Mysterious Mr. Davis (1939)
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A man, down on his luck, invents a business partner and build an aura around him that leads to opportunities and complications in equal measure.A man, down on his luck, invents a business partner and build an aura around him that leads to opportunities and complications in equal measure.A man, down on his luck, invents a business partner and build an aura around him that leads to opportunities and complications in equal measure.
IMDb RATING
4.6/10
81
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  • Director
    • Claude Autant-Lara
  • Writers
    • Cecil Madden(scenario)
    • Major Mead(scenario)
    • Jenaro Prieto(novel)
  • Stars
    • Henry Kendall
    • Kathleen Kelly
    • Richard Gofe
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  • Director
    • Claude Autant-Lara
  • Writers
    • Cecil Madden(scenario)
    • Major Mead(scenario)
    • Jenaro Prieto(novel)
  • Stars
    • Henry Kendall
    • Kathleen Kelly
    • Richard Gofe
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    Henry Kendall
    Henry Kendall
    • Julian Roscoeas Julian Roscoe
    Kathleen Kelly
    • Audrey Roscoeas Audrey Roscoe
    Richard Gofe
    • Teddy Roscoeas Teddy Roscoe
    Alastair Sim
    Alastair Sim
    • Theodore Wilcox - The Lunaticas Theodore Wilcox - The Lunatic
    Morris Harvey
    • Goldenburgas Goldenburg
    Jeanne Stuart
    • Anita Goldenburgas Anita Goldenburg
    • (as Jeane Stuart)
    A. Bromley Davenport
    • Lord Avonmouthas Lord Avonmouth
    • (as Bromley Davenport)
    Guy Middleton
    Guy Middleton
    • Miltonas Milton
    Quinton McPherson
    • The Landlordas The Landlord
    Ben Field
    • Decoratoras Decorator
    Fred Duprez
    • Wilcoxas Wilcox
    Alfred Wellesley
    • Pawnbrokeras Pawnbroker
    Ethel Griffies
    Ethel Griffies
    • Mabel Wilcoxas Mabel Wilcox
    • (uncredited)
    May Hallatt
    May Hallatt
    • Telegraph Clerkas Telegraph Clerk
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Claude Autant-Lara
    • Writers
      • Cecil Madden(scenario)
      • Major Mead(scenario)
      • Jenaro Prieto(novel) (uncredited)
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    A man, down on his luck, invents a business partner and build an aura around him that leads to opportunities and complications in equal measure.
    • based on novel
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      • Drama
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    • Trivia
      This film was completed in 1936 and trade shown in December of that year, but not publicly released until 1939.

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    2/10
    Alastair Sim Gets a Rocket
    The only English-language film by one of France's leading directors of the postwar era is a very poor man's 'Lieutenant Kije' with a very noisy score directed by John Reynders desperately trying to convince us how hilarious this all is (which it briefly is when a wild-eyed young Alastair Sim bursts in giving what is possibly the hammiest performance of his career as 'The Lunatic').
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    • Release date
      • January 1940 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • My Partner Mr. Davis
    • Production company
      • Oxford Films
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      58 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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