While filling in for injured supersleuth Bulldog Drummond (Atholl Fleming), world-class cricket player Jack Pennington (Jack Hulbert) attempts to foil a criminal mastermind's (Ralph Richardson) impending heist that's targeting a valuable jewel necklace held within the British Museum. This comedic 1930s mystery features daring rescues, intense fistfights and an exciting edge-of-your seat finale aboard a runaway train.
Cast
Crew
Walter Forde
Director
Jack Hulbert
Screenplay
Gerard Fairlie
Screenplay
J.O.C. Orton
Screenplay
Sidney Gilliat
Screenplay
Herman C. McNeile
Novel
Otto Ludwig
Editor
Mutz Greenbaum
Director of Photography
Michael Balcon
Producer
Joe Strassner
Costume Design
Marianne
Wardrobe Designer
Louis Levy
Original Music Composer, Music Director
Bretton Byrd
Original Music Composer
Hubert Bath
Original Music Composer
Alfred Junge
Art Direction
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