Crime · United Kingdom · 1935 · 1h 7m

Checkmate

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Director
George Pearson
Cast
Felix Aylmer as Henry Nicholls Evelyn Foster as Mary Nicholls Maurice Evans as Phillip Allen Sally Gray as Jean Nicholls Donald Wolfit as Jack Barton Wilfrid Caithness as Inspector Smith
Crew
Francis Carver — Director of Photography Richard Wootton — Editor Amy Kennedy Gould — Novel Anthony Havelock-Allan — Producer
Synopsis

A fence for a gang of jewel thieves comes under suspicion from the police.

Mood & Themes
fence
Key Collaborators
George Pearson Director Francis Carver Director of Photography Richard Wootton Editor Amy Kennedy Gould Novel Anthony Havelock-Allan Producer
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