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Romance · Crime · 1935 · 1h 7min

Once a Thief.

RomanceCrime

Down on his luck inventor Roger (John Stuart) "borrows" some money from a handbag he finds but things go wrong when a necklace from the bag goes missing.

Director: George Pearson

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John Stuart

Frederick Culley

Frederick Culley

Sir John Chirwin

Nancy Burne

Lewis Shaw

Studios

Ambassador Film ProductionsBritish & Dominions Film Corporation

Country

🇬🇧United Kingdom

Languages

English

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IMDb

5.7 /10

76 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

The tomato isn't ripe

Metacritic

Metacritic took the day off

TMDB

6.7 /10

3 votes

Letterboxd

6.9 /10

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Weighted average

6.4/10

IMDb5.7
TMDB6.7
Lbxd6.9

🇬🇧Reino UnidoJun 14, 1935