Crime Over London - Wikipedia
- ️Thu Oct 22 1936
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| Directed by | Alfred Zeisler |
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| Produced by | Marcel Hellman |
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| Cinematography | Victor Arménise |
| Edited by | Conrad von Molo |
| Music by | Percival Mackey |
Production | Criterion Film Productions |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Crime Over London is a 1936 British crime film directed by Alfred Zeisler and starring Margot Grahame, Paul Cavanagh and David Burns. It was made at Isleworth Studios,[1] based on the novel House of a Thousand Windows by Ludwig von Wohl. The film's sets were designed by art director Edward Carrick. Distributed by United Artists in Britain, it was later given an American release by Gaumont British.
With the police on their tail, a gang of New York criminals decided to relocate to London where they plan a major robbery on a department store.
- Margot Grahame as Pearl – Gang-Moll
- Paul Cavanagh as Inspector Gary
- David Burns as Sniffy
- Joseph Cawthorn as Mr. Sherwood / Reilly
- Basil Sydney as 'Joker' Finnigan
- Rene Ray as Joan
- Bruce Lester as Ronald Martin
- Edmon Ryan as Spider
- John Darrow as Jim
- Danny Green as Klemm
- Googie Withers as Miss Dupres
- Roland Culver as Soap Salesman
- Torin Thatcher as Mr. Finley
- ^ Wood p.89
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.