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Lloyd's of London

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Norfolk, England, 1770. The nephew of an innkeeper and the son of a reverend maintain a very close friendship until, after living a great adventure, they must separate their paths. The former will head his footsteps to London and bound his destiny to Lloyd's, a thriving insurance company; the latter will eventually become one of the greatest heroes in the history of the British Empire.

Release Date : 1936-11-25

Language :EnglishFrench

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : 20th Century Fox

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Lloyds of London

Cast

Character Name : Young Jonathan Blake

Original Name : Freddie Bartholomew

Gender : Male

Character Name : Elizabeth Stacy

Original Name : Madeleine Carroll

Gender : Female

Character Name : John Angerstein

Original Name : Guy Standing

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jonathan Blake

Original Name : Tyrone Power

Gender : Male

Character Name : Old Q

Original Name : C. Aubrey Smith

Gender : Male

Character Name : Polly

Original Name : Virginia Field

Gender : Female

Character Name : Horatio Nelson

Original Name : Douglas Scott

Gender : Male

Character Name : Everett Stacy

Original Name : George Sanders

Gender : Male

Character Name : Brook Watson

Original Name : J.M. Kerrigan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Widow Blake

Original Name : Una O'Connor

Gender : Female

Character Name : Percival Potts

Original Name : Forrester Harvey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gavin Gore

Original Name : Gavin Muir

Gender : Male

Character Name : Magistrate

Original Name : E. E. Clive

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jukes

Original Name : Miles Mander

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hawkins

Original Name : Montagu Love

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lord Nelson

Original Name : John Burton

Gender : Male

Character Name : First Captain

Original Name : Arthur Hohl

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lord Drayton

Original Name : Robert Greig

Gender : Male

Character Name : Captain Suckling

Original Name : Lumsden Hare

Gender : Male

Character Name : Smutt

Original Name : Will Stanton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reverend Nelson

Original Name : Murray Kinnell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Innkeeper

Original Name : Billy Bevan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Servant Girl

Original Name : Elsa Buchanan

Gender : Female

Character Name : French Lieutenant

Original Name : Georges Renavent

Gender : Male

Character Name : Second Captain

Original Name : Reginald Barlow

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lady Markham

Original Name : May Beatty

Gender : Female

Character Name : Captain Hardy

Original Name : Lester Matthews

Gender : Male

Character Name : Thomas Lawrence

Original Name : Vernon Steele

Gender : Male

Character Name : Joshua Lamb

Original Name : Barlowe Borland

Gender : Male

Character Name : Prince of Wales

Original Name : Hugh Huntley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Willoughby

Original Name : Charles Croker-King

Gender : Male

Character Name : Old Man

Original Name : Ivan F. Simpson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Spokesman

Original Name : Holmes Herbert

Gender : Male

Character Name : Waiter #1

Original Name : Charles McNaughton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Waiter #2

Original Name : Leonard Mudie

Gender : Male

Character Name : Waiter #3

Original Name : Charles Coleman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Benjamin Franklin

Original Name : Thomas Pogue

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sam Johnson

Original Name : Yorke Sherwood

Gender : Male

Character Name : French Miller (uncredited)

Original Name : Agostino Borgato

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-19

This is quite an interesting tale that shows us some of a very young Tyrone Power's potential and also tells us a little about the establishment of Lloyd's of London - the world's largest maritime insurance operation. The story starts in rural Norfolk where two boys decide to run away together - one is Horatio Nelson (Douglas Scott) the other "Jonathan Blake" (Freddie Bartholomew). Their plan is thwarted, though, and "Blake" ends up serving on a ship with his uncle - and on returning from his escapades at sea, visits Lloyd's Coffee House with some secret information on dodgy insurance fraudsters. He is taken under the wing of the honest and reputable "Mr. Angerstein" (Sir Guy Standing) and is soon learning the ropes of the insurance business. What follows is quite an engaging tale of his life and loves as he spars with the duplicitous George Sanders ("Lord Stacy") over his wife, whom "Blake" has fallen head over heels for - Madeleine Carroll; and his ambition to make his own fortune by insuring just about anything - including lives - against a background of the war between Britain and Napoleon! The film offers only a slight nod to fact, but the personification of "Blake" as a patriot determined to help his childhood friend and his country at all costs is at times quite brave and rousing - and the ensemble, including cameos from C. Aubrey Smith and Una O'Connor help to keep this interesting for a slightly over-long 2 hours.