Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman (1925)
1925 · Silent film · 55 min · dir. King Baggot
A PICTURE EVEN MORE FASCINATING THAN THE BOOK, AND MORE THRILLING THAN THE PLAY, THE BAFFLING ADVENTURES OF RAFFLES, GENTLEMAN CROOK, WILL THRILL, DELIGHT AND MYSTIFY YOU!
- Romance
- Adventure
- Drama
Synopsis
Raffles is an English gentleman with a secret life—he is the notorious jewel thief known as "The Amateur Cracksman." While sailing from India to England accompanied by his friend, Bunny Manners, it is rumored that the infamous cracksman is aboard ship. Raffles warns a lady passenger to keep an eye on her necklace, which is stolen soon afterward. Although a search reveals no evidence, the necklace is returned upon reaching London.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- King Baggot
- Writer
- E.W. Hornung
- Cinematography
- Charles J. Stumar
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
- Released
- 1925-05-23
- Running time
- 55 minutes
- Language
- English
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- remake
- 1925
- Ronald Colman
Cast & crew
King Baggot Director
House Peters
Miss DuPont
Hedda Hopper
Fred Esmelton
Walter Long
Winter Hall
Kate Lester
Freeman Wood
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · Wrong version but really interesting · Daverenfre · 2020-04-24
This appears to be the 1917 silent version as there was no evidence of Ronald Colman in site. Having recently seen the Colman and David Niven remakes this one stands up surprisingly well. Seeing Hedda Hopper acting was a pleasant surprise as my only knowledge of her was as a scurrilous muck raker in Hollywood..
