He is none of these things in this film. House Peters robs from the rich and gives to charity as Raffles. Ill-advised take on colorful material. Everything that made Raffles Raffles is stripped away. Staid, repetitive, slow take on the Raffles tale. The direction is dull, the acting ranges from mil read more
John Barrymore is a gentleman crook out to steal a priceless necklace. Frank Morgan (aka, Oz the Great and Powerful) is his best pal Bunny. Yes, Bunny. A shady lady from John’s past threatens to ruin everything but our hero is clever and intrepid. Fun plot and story done in by plodding pace read more
A.J. Raffles, played by John Barrymore, rejoices in yet another escape— and a priceless pearl. E.W. Hornung’s A.J. Raffles was the favored antihero of late Victorian adventure. He is a gentleman crook that robs from the rich and gives to the poor. No too unusual? Well, you see, the “poor” in read more
The Amateur Cracksman is a pro at breaking into safes and making off with jewelery, but he always manages to stay out of reach of Scotland Yard. The real identity of the Amateur Cracksman is none other than A.J. Raffles (Ronald Colman). Raffles has recently fallen in love with Gwen (Kay Francis) a read more
