An American in London stumbles on a criminal ring.An American in London stumbles on a criminal ring.An American in London stumbles on a criminal ring.
Robert Adair
- Large Constable
- (uncredited)
George K. Arthur
- Drunk at Party
- (uncredited)
Robert Brower
- Hotel Dining Guest
- (uncredited)
Jack Cheatham
- Arresting Constable
- (uncredited)
Olaf Hytten
- Lady Rockingham's Butler
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Robert Benchley(uncredited)
- Ruth Rose
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaUpon finding out that the burglar's name is Holmes, Richard jokes that he and Rose are a "couple of Dr. Watsons." Roland Young, who plays the burglar, had previously played Dr. Watson in Sherlock Holmes (1922).
- Quotes
[first lines]
Richard Bruce: Oh, hello.
Elsie, the maid: Good evening, Sir. The valet's ill, so I'll be taking over.
Featured review
Foggy Plot for a Foggy Set
Noel Coward may have sung of the self-possession of an Englishman in New York, but Robert Armstrong is an American in London in this movie. Lost in a Pea-Souper, he wanders into a home to ask directions back to his hotel only to discover a corpse resting in an armchair.
This quickie is more interesting for its details than its overall effect. The fun of seeing Roland Young playing a soft-hearted Cockney burglar is offset a bit by Helen Mack's unsteady posh accent; the nice plot conceit of starting the movie out by having the whole thing appear to be a P.G. Wodehouse London populated by idiotic young Drones, only to finally reveal the John-Buchan machinations beneath is lessened by the limited number of jokes (mostly a fascination with English Trifles) and the inexplicable inability of people to overcome a copper armed with a whistle.
Still, what there is, is good, is mostly well performed and moves at a good clip. If the bits don't hang together perfectly, many of the bits are a lot of fun.
This quickie is more interesting for its details than its overall effect. The fun of seeing Roland Young playing a soft-hearted Cockney burglar is offset a bit by Helen Mack's unsteady posh accent; the nice plot conceit of starting the movie out by having the whole thing appear to be a P.G. Wodehouse London populated by idiotic young Drones, only to finally reveal the John-Buchan machinations beneath is lessened by the limited number of jokes (mostly a fascination with English Trifles) and the inexplicable inability of people to overcome a copper armed with a whistle.
Still, what there is, is good, is mostly well performed and moves at a good clip. If the bits don't hang together perfectly, many of the bits are a lot of fun.
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- boblipton
- Oct 10, 2017
Details
- Runtime1 hour 5 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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