The Man They Couldn't Arrest
| The Man They Couldn't Arrest | |
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| Directed by | T. Hayes Hunter | 
| Written by | T. Hayes Hunter Angus MacPhail Arthur Wimperis "Seamark" (Austin J. Small) | 
| Produced by | Michael Balcon | 
| Starring | Hugh Wakefield Gordon Harker Garry Marsh | 
| Cinematography | Leslie Rowson | 
| Edited by | Ian Dalrymple | 
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| Distributed by | Ideal Films | 
| Release date | 
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| Running time | 72 minutes | 
| Country | United Kingdom | 
| Language | English | 
The Man They Couldn't Arrest is a 1931 British crime film directed by T. Hayes Hunter and starring Hugh Wakefield, Gordon Harker, Garry Marsh and Dennis Wyndham. Based on a novel by "Seamark" (Austin J. Small,[1] it was made by Gainsborough Pictures at Islington Studios in London.[2]
Plot summary
An amateur detective goes on the trail of a gang of violent criminals.[3]
Cast
- Hugh Wakefield as John Dain
- Gordon Harker as Tansey
- Garry Marsh as Delbury
- Nicholas Hannen as Lyall
- Robert Farquharson as Count Lazard
- Renee Clama as Marcia
- Dennis Wyndham as Shaughnessy
References
Bibliography
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927–1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
The Man They Couldn't Arrest at IMDb