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The Return of Raffles (1933)

The Return of Raffles poster
Directed by
Mansfield Markham
Genre
drama film, crime film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 11m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A gentleman thief returns to London and gets involved in a series of clever crimes. He uses his wit and charm to stay ahead of the authorities.

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What happens

The Return of Raffles is a 1932 British crime film directed by Mansfield Markham and starring George Barraud, Camilla Horn and Claud Allister. It is based on the A.J. Raffles stories by EW Hornung and inspired by the success of the 1930 American film Raffles, to which it serves as a loose sequel. It was shot at the Walton Studios west of London. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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