The Man They Could Not Arrest

 

The Man They Could Not Arrest - 1931 | 72 mins | Crime | B&W

The Production Team

Director: T. Hayes Hunter.
Producer: Michael Balcon.
Script: T. Hayes Hunter, Arthur Wimperis, Angus MacPhail and Austin Small. (Based on the novel by Edgar Wallace)
Cinematography: Leslie Rowson.
Film Editing: Ian Dalrymple.

The Cast

Renee Clama - Marcia
Robert Farquarson - Count Lazard
Nicholas Hannen - Lyall
Gordon Harker - Tansey
Garry Marsh - Delbury
Hugh Wakefield - John Dain
Dennis Wyndham - Shaughnessy

Plot Synopsis

John Dain (Hugh Wakefield) has developed an apparatus that enables him to listen to conversations anywhere. He overhears a gang of thieves planning a series of robberies and resolves to bring them to justice – even though his fiancée Marcia (Renee Clama) proves to be the daughter of a gang member.