Scotland Yard (1930)
75 mins | Melodrama | 19 October 1930
Cast:
Edmund Lowe, Joan Bennett, Donald Crisp [ More ]Director:
William K. HowardWriter:
Garrett FortProducer:
Ralph BlockCinematographer:
George SchneidermanEditor:
Jack MurrayProduction Designer:
Duncan CramerProduction Company:
Fox Film Corp.In 1931, Fox made a Spanish-language version of the film entitled El impostor (See Entry). That film was directed by Lewis Seiler and starred Juan Torena. For information on other adaptations of the William K. Howard play, please consult that entry. ...
In 1931, Fox made a Spanish-language version of the film entitled El impostor (See Entry). That film was directed by Lewis Seiler and starred Juan Torena. For information on other adaptations of the William K. Howard play, please consult that entry.
Dakin Barrolles, attempting to elude Scotland Yard detectives, swims to the houseboat of Sir John Lasher, who is forced at gunpoint to shield the thief. Attracted to Lasher's bride, Xandra, Dakin takes a locket containing the couple's bridal photograph; but traced to his hideout, he is forced to join the army to escape. Dakin is badly wounded in action in France, and his face is restored by a plastic surgeon to resemble the features of Lasher on the locket. Xandra, hearing that her husband has been lost in action, takes Dakin to be Sir John, and he returns to England with her and plans, with his former partner, Fox, to rob the Lasher banking concern. His growing love for Xandra, however, dilutes his baser motives; and when he is found out by a Scotland Yard detective, he gives himself up but is placed in the custody of his "wife's" ...
Dakin Barrolles, attempting to elude Scotland Yard detectives, swims to the houseboat of Sir John Lasher, who is forced at gunpoint to shield the thief. Attracted to Lasher's bride, Xandra, Dakin takes a locket containing the couple's bridal photograph; but traced to his hideout, he is forced to join the army to escape. Dakin is badly wounded in action in France, and his face is restored by a plastic surgeon to resemble the features of Lasher on the locket. Xandra, hearing that her husband has been lost in action, takes Dakin to be Sir John, and he returns to England with her and plans, with his former partner, Fox, to rob the Lasher banking concern. His growing love for Xandra, however, dilutes his baser motives; and when he is found out by a Scotland Yard detective, he gives himself up but is placed in the custody of his "wife's" love.
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