What is nice about this film is that the always great mr. Ronald colman and kay francis in raffles 1930 ronald colman in raffles. Because cricket doesnt pay two rare versions of the same story about an even rarer combination of english gentleman, jewel. The niven film is a little better, but still only minor. Raffles double feature 1930, 1939 warner archive collection. In the 1939 version, maybe because of the code, raffles is a robin hood type who robs for the excitement and fun of it but then helps someone in need with the money or returns the merchandise. The film takes it for granted that the lower classes are unpleasant. A scotland yard inspector dudley digges matches wits with a gentleman cat. Along with his friend and colleague bunny, he just about manages to keep one step ahead of the law in these 6 adaptations of the original edwardian short stories. This film is very hard to find, though ive seen it broadcasted on classic cable tv channels once every couple of years. Both actors who played bunny were very good, but i think bramwell fletcher from this 1930 film portrayed more a sense of worry and seriousness of his financial problem e.
Here are a few examples of ways you can filter the charts. Watch raffles starring david niven in this mysterycrime on directv. Raffles, the amateur cracksman is a 1917 silent film starring john barrymore and evelyn brent. A lottery in which a number of persons buy chances to win a prize. A safecracker colman falls for a peer kay francis and. The mandalorian, gravity falls, and free solo top our list of the best prime video. The raffles hotel in singapore, circa 1930 get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images.
Stay at raffles singapore, one of the worlds most iconic luxury hotels. Colmans costar is kay francis as raffles lady friend gwen, and bramwell fletcher plays bunny, a young man raffles wants to help. It was made during the british colonial era as the card at the start of the film makes clear. Both ronald colman and david niven went on to play the part of raffles colman in the 1930 raffles and niven in the 1940 film of the same name. Villainy is all very well if you can carry it off with a smile, smooth out misunderstandings with a mellifluous voice and look as handsome as ronald colman does here playing the elusive aj raffles. Colman was fresh off the big success of his first talkie bulldog drummond 1929 when producer samuel goldwyn snapped up the rights to raffles as a vehicle for him. And barraclough would stay as he is in the 1939 film, with e. A necklace presents an irresistible temptation, but also in. Raffle river directory page 1 software for raffle ticket management. Raffles offers wellbeing spa, family or business stays through its meeting rooms.
David niven was terrific, and this earlier film is one of his best. Meeting gwen from his schooldays and falling in love all over again, he spends the weekend with her parents, lord and lady melrose. E w hornungs creation a j raffles is a gentleman, england cricketer and amateur thief. Raffles cemented him even more firmly as that suave gent with the honeyed voice and the impeccable way with diction. A safecracker colman falls for a peer kay francis and vows to go straight, but soon attempts one last job to save a friend from disgrace. Because cricket doesnt pay two rare versions of the same story about an even rarer combination of english gentleman, jewel thief, and cricketer. The best crime thrillers of the 1930s page 3 flickchart. It stars ronald colman as the title character, a proper english gentleman who moonlights as a notorious jewel thief, and kay francis as his love interest. Book one of our rooms and enjoy exceptional comfort. Ronald colman, already a legend as early as 1930, received solo star billing in this one, which became one of the highest grossing movies of the year.
Raffles synonyms, raffles pronunciation, raffles translation, english dictionary definition of raffles. Download raffles movie streaming get watch raffles 1930 stream movies online in hidef quality might just be the one thing to check out this end of the week. House peters portrayed raffles in the 1925 film raffles, the amateur cracksman. Check another category if you do not find the film by release date. Like you i was struck by how schizophrenic this film was when i first saw it.
A scotland yard inspector dudley digges matches wits with a gentleman cat burglar, popular cricketer a. An infamous jewel thief in england known as the amateur cracksman is none other than the gentleman a. Raffles was played by david niven in the 1939 film raffles. The 1930 ronald colman film of raffles was the first talking version of the story. Raffles definition of raffles by the free dictionary. Raffles haw, an 1891 fictional character in a moralistic story by a. Even better was our town 1940, a wellhandled adaptation of the thornton wilder play that used many from the broadway cast, including. With little energy left, he simply screened goldwyns 1930 version and copied as many setups as he could from the earlier film. Anthony valentine played raffles and christopher strauli was cast as bunny.
I like the books and both films stick to the initial raffles story pretty well, except for offering hollywood endings. Linformation sur le film, genre, classement, duree, photos, bandeannonce, synopsis et critiques des usagers. Overview of raffles, 1930, directed by harry dabbadie darrast, with ronald colman, kay francis, bramwell fletcher, at turner classic movies. To help ensure the same success as bulldog drummond, goldwyn even hired the same screenwriter, sidney howard, to pen the raffles script.
Raffles hotel, a book by ryu murakami that takes place in the raffles hotel raffles, an episode of the british sitcom hidehi. Raffles, released in 1930, was only one film removed from 1929s bulldog drummond, the landmark film which extended colmans acting career and. An oscar nominated boxoffice smash, raffles would be remade with david niven, who, like colman, was perfectly cast as the debonair thief. The raffles hotel in singapore, circa 1930 news photo getty. Feb 08, 2011 being a sucker for all things of the past, i was most fascinated, yet saddened to spot places featured in the video that no longer exist today, for instance, the raffles square an area surrounded by colonial buildings with ford cars parked in the middle. List of 1930s movies that are not listed in any of my other playlist categories. Film versions of ernest william hornungs novel, the amateur craftsman, had been produced in 1905, 1917, and 1925. Director sam wood came to raffles after an exhausting assignment filling in for an ailing victor fleming on gone with the wind 1939.
Live life like a celebrity in a historic hotel whose legendary service and colonial style has left lasting impressions on countless literary and film personalities since its grand opening in 1887. However, also in 1975, yorkshire television produced raffles, a telemovie scripted by philip mackie from the same stories that were used in the play and the 1930 film. Raffles is a 1930 american precode comedymystery film produced by samuel goldwyn. Raffles, released in 1930, was only one film removed from 1929s bulldog drummond, the landmark film which extended colmans acting career and transitioned him from silent to talkies. Like you i was struck by how schizophrenic this film was when i.
Light adventure with ronald colman as the gentleman thief. The 1939 david niven film is a fairlyclose remake of the 1929 ronald colman raffles, but the 1939 is much better paced and, apart from its crimedoesnotpay required ending, is a superior film. Raffles 1930 with ronald colman as raffles and bramwell fletcher as bunny. You may view the whole collection of travel film archive videos on youtube. Ronald colman played raffles in the 1930 film raffles. Existing customers may still view and manage raffles created before february 1st, 2020. If you want to sell tickets and manage your raffle online, please use our new fundraising platform, eventgroove fundraising. Raffles lord lister, a fictional german pulp hero originally with similarities to a. This silent film from the 1930s provides an overview of singapore. Hornnung and was filmed twice before in 1914 and 1925. George barraud played raffles in the 1932 film the return of raffles.
The movie also costars frank morgan and mike donlin, and. Rafael bertrand portrayed a mexican version of the character in the 1958 film. Some films not yet named to the registry film registry national. Raffles keeps himself solvent with daring robberies. Raffles hotel singapore about raffles raffles singapore. For such a popular movie, raffles was dated material as early as 1930. Several film versions have been made, including one made as early as 1905 and one in 1917 featuring john barrymore in the starring role.
The cricket match is fun, and tolerably well done, though raffles bowling action is highly dubious and the umpires position would make lbw decisions interesting to say the least. All royalty free licences include global use rights. Nov 21, 2016 please help us continue to provide you with free, quality journalism by turning off your ad blocker on our site. Raffles, a gentleman thief, were set in late 19th century london.
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