Strange Boarders (1938)
- Directed by
- Herbert Mason
- Genre
- comedy thriller
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 14m
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A group of lodging house residents get mixed up in espionage. A newlywed couple moves into the building, and the husband suspects one of his neighbors is a spy.
light-heartedbriskplayfulmildly suspensefulwittyentertainingnostalgictongue-in-cheek
What happens
Strange Boarders is a 1938 British comedy thriller film, directed by Herbert Mason, produced by Edward Black and written by Sidney Gilliat and A. R. Rawlinson. It stars Tom Walls, Renée Saint-Cyr, Googie Withers and Ronald Adam. The film is an adaptation of the 1934 espionage novel The Strange Boarders of Palace Crescent by E. Phillips Oppenheim, and was well received by critics. It was produced by Gainsborough Pictures and distributed by General Film Distributors. Strange Boarders was released to cinemas in the United Kingdom in May 1938. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
More like this
Luck of the Navy (1938)
Lightning Conductor (1938)
Mr. Satan (1938)
Night Alone (1938)
Kate Plus Ten (1938)
Trade Winds (1938)
Otley (1968)
Second Best Bed (1938)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.