DramaCrime

Dusty Ermine

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A forger returns to his family when he leaves jail vowing to go straight. Although approached by an international counterfeiting gang he keeps his word only to find his nephew is in the Swiss Alps helping the crooks. He sets off to try and put a stop to things, but with Scotland Yard also hot-footing it to the resort his problems are just beginning. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26}

Release Date : 1936-12-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Julius Hagen Productions

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles : Hideout in the Alps

Cast

Anthony Bushell

Character Name : Det. Insp. Forsythe

Original Name : Anthony Bushell

Gender : Male

Jane Baxter

Character Name : Linda Kent

Original Name : Jane Baxter

Gender : Female

Arthur Macrae

Character Name : Gilbert Kent

Original Name : Arthur Macrae

Gender : Male

Ronald Squire

Character Name : Jim Kent

Original Name : Ronald Squire

Gender : Male

Margaret Rutherford

Character Name : Evelyn Summers aka Miss Butterby

Original Name : Margaret Rutherford

Gender : Female

Austin Trevor

Character Name : Swiss Hotelier-Gang Leader

Original Name : Austin Trevor

Gender : Male

Davina Whitehouse

Character Name : Goldie, the maid

Original Name : Davina Whitehouse

Gender : Female

Athole Stewart

Character Name : Mr. Kent

Original Name : Athole Stewart

Gender : Male

Katie Johnson

Character Name : Emily Kent

Original Name : Katie Johnson

Gender : Female

Felix Aylmer

Character Name : Police Commissioner

Original Name : Felix Aylmer

Gender : Male

George Merritt

Character Name : Police constable

Original Name : George Merritt

Gender : Male

Wally Patch

Character Name : Thug

Original Name : Wally Patch

Gender : Male

Victor Rietti

Character Name : Luggage Snatcher (uncredited)

Original Name : Victor Rietti

Gender : Male

Hal Gordon

Character Name : Det. Sergeant Helmsley

Original Name : Hal Gordon

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-19

This is quite a decent, character-driven yarn about a forger "Kent" (Ronald Squire) who has recently been released from prison and who is determined to stay on the straight and narrow. Snag is, his young nephew "Gilbert" (Arthur Macrae) has fallen in with his former gang and they are now up to no good in Switzerland. That's where he must now head, hoping to extricate him before Scotland Yard in the form of "Insp. Forsyth" (Anthony Bushell) bangs them all to rights. The presence of Felix Aylmer, Austin Trevor and Katie Johnson add loads to the detail and charm of the plot, and Margaret Rutherford is just super as the shrewd "Miss Butterby". It is a little too long and the story is a wee bit all over the place, but that doesn't really matter - it's just a good excuse for them all to have some fun in the snow, and for the most part it's quite contagious. I could have done with a bit more from Squire, but what we do have is entertaining enough.