The Mysterious Mr. Davis (1939)
- Directed by
- Claude Autant-Lara
- Genre
- comedy drama
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 58 min
- Rating
- 5.8 of 10 from 4 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 man gets involved with a mysterious partner in a business deal. Things become complicated as secrets come to light.
lightheartedwhimsicalbriskplayfulmildly suspensefulwryquirkyunassuming
What happens
The Mysterious Mr. Davis is a 1939 British comedy drama film directed by Claude Autant-Lara and starring Henry Kendall, Kathleen Kelly and Alastair Sim. It was made as a quota quickie and distributed by the American company RKO Pictures. It was based on the 1928 novel The Partner by Jenaro Prieto and was released the same year as an Italian adaptation The Silent Partner. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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