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The Mysterious Mr. Davis (1939)

The Mysterious Mr. Davis poster
Directed by
Claude Autant-Lara
Genre
comedy drama
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
58 min
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

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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