Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman
A PICTURE EVEN MORE FASCINATING THAN THE BOOK, AND MORE THRILLING THAN THE PLAY, THE BAFFLING ADVENTURES OF RAFFLES, GENTLEMAN CROOK, WILL THRILL, DELIGHT AND MYSTIFY YOU!
1925 · 56m · N/A
Adventure, Crime, Drama, Romance
Directed by
King Baggot
Overview
Raffles is an English gentleman with a secret life—he is the notorious jewel thief known as "The Amateur Cracksman." While sailing from India to England accompanied by his friend, Bunny Manners, it is rumored that the infamous cracksman is aboard ship. Raffles warns a lady passenger to keep an eye on her necklace, which is stolen soon afterward. Although a search reveals no evidence, the necklace is returned upon reaching London.
Director and cast
- King Baggot Director
- House Peters as Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman
- Miss DuPont as Gwendolyn Amersteth
- Hedda Hopper as Mrs. Clarice Vidal
- Fred Esmelton as Capt. Bedford
- Walter Long as Crawshay
- Winter Hall as Lord Amersteth
- Kate Lester as Lady Amersteth
- Freeman Wood as Bunny Manners
- Roland Bottomley as Lord Crowley
- Lillian Langdon as Mrs. Tilliston
More films
Raffles (1939)
Adventure · Comedy · Crime · Approved
Man about town and First Class cricketer A.J. Raffles keeps himself solvent with daring robberies. Meeting Gwen from his schooldays and falling in love all over again, he spends the weekend with her parents, Lord and Lady Melrose. A necklace presents an irresistible temptation, but also in attendance is Scotland Yard's finest, finally ...
- Runtime
- 1h 12m
- Director
- Sam Wood
- Cast
- David Niven, Olivia de Havilland, May Whitty
Brave Men's Blood (2014)
Action · Crime · Drama · Thriller · Not Rated
The head of the Reykjavík police department's internal affairs unit decides to use his investigation into a corrupt police lieutenant to take down a major criminal organization.
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Director
- Olaf de Fleur Johannesson
- Cast
- Darri Ingolfsson, Hilmir Snær Guðnason, Sigurður Sigurjónsson
Full Out (2015)
Drama · Family · History · N/A
Based on the true life story of California gymnast Ariana Berlin. As she zoned in on her Olympic goals, 14 year old Ariana Berlin's life took a sharp turn when she was involved in a debilitating car accident. Gaining her confidence and movement back through learning hip hop dance, she unexpectedly found herself called back to the gymna...
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Director
- Sean Cisterna
- Cast
- Ana Golja, Jennifer Beals, Asha Bromfield
All Roads Lead to Rome (2016)
Comedy · Romance · PG-13
Maggie is an uptight, single mother and college writing teacher from New York City. In an effort to reconnect with her troubled teen daughter Summer, she decides to embark on a journey to a Tuscan village where she frequented in her younger days. Upon arrival, Maggie runs into Luca a handsome former lover who is still a bachelor and li...
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Director
- Ella Lemhagen
- Cast
- Sarah Jessica Parker, Paz Vega, Claudia Cardinale
The Black Gambler: The Gambling Syndicate (1965)
Crime · N/A
Place your bets! Japan's greatest gambler, Koji Himuro (Akira Kobayashi), faces off against an international cabal of gamblers with only his wits and his incredibly skilled left hand against every conceivable way to cheat someone in a game.
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Director
- Kō Nakahira
- Cast
- Akira Kobayashi, Manami Fuji
Underground (2007)
Action · Not Rated
In the UK suburbs, an underground tournament is set to challenge twelve fighters from different backgrounds to compete for the price of £500,000. They have been handpicked for a no-holds barred competition that will push each fighter to their limit. Each fighter has their own reason for competing, and each will give everything they've ...
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Director
- Chee Keong Cheung
- Cast
- Mark Strange, Nathan Lewis, Joey Ansah
Bodyguard: A New Beginning (2008)
Action · Drama · Thriller · R
Leung is the bodyguard of a Chinese Triad boss, Wong, to whom his loyalty is unrivaled. Living in Hong Kong, Wong requests that his bodyguard travel to the UK to protect a young British woman, whose true identity is known only by Wong himself. Even Wong's son, Yuen, is kept in the dark, which leads to a betrayal that threatens to destr...
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Director
- Chee Keong Cheung
- Cast
- Vincent Sze Cho-Lam, Richard Ng Yiu-Hon, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Comments
Talk about the film with other members