Crime

Checkmate

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A fence for a gang of jewel thieves comes under suspicion from the police.

Release Date : 1935-09-26

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : British & Dominions Film Corporation

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Felix Aylmer

Character Name : Henry Nicholls

Original Name : Felix Aylmer

Gender : Male

Evelyn Foster

Character Name : Mary Nicholls

Original Name : Evelyn Foster

Gender : Male

Maurice Evans

Character Name : Phillip Allen

Original Name : Maurice Evans

Gender : Male

Sally Gray

Character Name : Jean Nicholls

Original Name : Sally Gray

Gender : Female

Donald Wolfit

Character Name : Jack Barton

Original Name : Donald Wolfit

Gender : Male

Wilfrid Caithness

Character Name : Inspector Smith

Original Name : Wilfrid Caithness

Gender : Male

Percy Walsh

Character Name : Mr. Curtail

Original Name : Percy Walsh

Gender : Male

Ernest Jay

Character Name : Huntly

Original Name : Ernest Jay

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-19

Much better than the average crime caper, this one, and it is odd - and refreshing - to see Donald Wolfit out of his more theatrical guise. An undercover policeman takes up lodgings with a family suspected of involvement in series of jewellery heists. The father "Henry" (Felix Aylmer) is immediately suspicious as he ingratiates himself with one of his daughters and we play a cat-and-mouse game as it appears almost everyone is implicated. It's short and sweet with good performances holding it together.