Down River
Down River – 1931 | 73 mins | Crime | B&W
Plot Synopsis
Thriller in which a customs investigator (Harold Huth) and his fiancée (Jane Baxter) become involved in the hunt for a gang of smugglers, the leader (Charles Laughton) may also be a killer. Visiting a nightclub, the girl stumbles on a clue that leads to her being kidnapped by the gang. The investigator rescues her and traps the murderer and his men.
Production Team
Peter Godfrey: Director
Andrew Mazzei: Art Direction
L’Estrange Fawcett: Producer
Ralph Gilbert Bettison: Script
Cast
Hartley Power: Lingard
Cyril McLaglen: Sgt Proctor
Frederick Leister: Inspector Manning
Norman Shelley: Blind Rudley
Hugh E Wright: Charlie Wong
Humberston Wright: Sir Michael Gordon
Arthur Goullet: Maxick
Jane Baxter: Hilary Gordon
Charles Laughton: Capt Grossman