Blake of Scotland Yard (1937)
1937 · Feature film · 73 min · dir. Robert F. Hill
- Crime
- Mystery
Synopsis
Sir James Blake has retired from Scotland Yard so that he can assist his niece Hope and her friend Jerry in developing an apparatus they have invented. But a gang of criminals led by the elusive "Scorpion" steals the device, and Blake and his associates must recover the invention and determine the identity of the "Scorpion".
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Robert F. Hill
- Writer
- Basil Dickey
- Cinematography
- Bill Hyer
- Studio
- Victory Moving Pictures
- Released
- 1937-01-30
- Running time
- 73 minutes
Cast & crew
- Robert F. Hill Director
Ralph Byrd
Joan Barclay
Lloyd Hughes
Dickie Jones
Lucille Lund
Nick Stuart
Sam Flint- Gail Newbury
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · 1937-portal to the past · Ynot_tony · 2010-05-13
A crystal ball view to what life was like 75 years ago, arcane plot notwithstanding. Wireless communication was fairly young, and England was at war. People went to the "Cinema" to escape from their daily lives, which were grim. We should view this and all classic movies with an awareness of the time they were made. Very cool "Sci-Fi" flick. It's about a 3 or 4 star, but I rated it 5 stars to get the average up. Definitely not a 1.
