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HISTORY

Modern sources include Des Alfred Junge in the production. ...

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Modern sources include Des Alfred Junge in the production.

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GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS
SOURCE CITATIONS
SOURCE
DATE
PAGE
Film Daily
18 Aug 1939
p. 11
Hollywood Reporter
17 Aug 1937
p. 3
Motion Picture Daily
15 Aug 1937
p. 6
Motion Picture Herald
28 Aug 1937
p. 50
New York Times
21 Aug 1937
p. 7
Variety
18 Aug 1937
p. 27
DETAILS
Release Date:
1 September 1937
Premiere Information:
London opening: Aug 1937
Production Date:
at Pinewood Studios, England
Copyright Info
Claimant
Date
Copyright Number
Gaumont-British Picture Corp. of America
3 October 1937
LP7763
Physical Properties:
Sound
Black and White
Duration(in mins):
88 or 90
Length(in reels):
9
Countries:
United Kingdom, United States
Language:
English
SYNOPSIS

Pat Wayne, a London newspaperwoman, crosses the Atlantic ocean for a story about supposed Hollywood film star, Nedda Beaumont. Nedda is actually a jewel thief whom Scotland Yard inspector Bob Deering is chasing. Both Bob and gangster "Smiles" Hogan mistake Pat for the jewel thief, but in the end Nedda's true identity is discovered, and Bob and Pat, in turn, discover each ...

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Pat Wayne, a London newspaperwoman, crosses the Atlantic ocean for a story about supposed Hollywood film star, Nedda Beaumont. Nedda is actually a jewel thief whom Scotland Yard inspector Bob Deering is chasing. Both Bob and gangster "Smiles" Hogan mistake Pat for the jewel thief, but in the end Nedda's true identity is discovered, and Bob and Pat, in turn, discover each other.

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GENRE
Genre:
Sub-genre:
Gangster


Legend
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Offscreen Credit
Name Occurs Before Title
AFI Life Achievement Award

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