The Man They Could Not Arrest |
The Man They Could Not Arrest - 1931 | 72 mins | Crime | B&WThe Production TeamDirector: 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. |
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The CastRenee Clama - Marcia Robert Farquarson - Count Lazard Nicholas Hannen - Lyall Gordon Harker - Tansey Garry Marsh - Delbury Hugh Wakefield - John Dain Dennis Wyndham - Shaughnessy |
Plot SynopsisJohn 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. |
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