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The Rat (1937 film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Rat' is a 1937 British drama film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Anton Walbrook, Ruth Chatterton, and Ren Ray. It is based on the play 'The Rat' by Ivor Novello which had previously been made into a 1925 film 'The Rat' starring Novello. It was made at Denham Studios by Herbert Wilcox Productions.
Plot
Infamous Parisian jewel thief Jean Boucheron, known as 'the Rat', attracts the fancy of socialite Zelia de Chaumont, mistress of a South American millionaire. She intends to reform 'the Rat', but he's only interested in relieving her of her pearls.
Cast
* Anton Walbrook as Jean Boucheron, 'the Rat'
* Ruth Chatterton as Zelia de Chaumont
* Ren Ray as Odile Verdier
* Beatrix Lehmann as Marguerite
* Mary Clare as Mere Colline
* Felix Aylmer as Prosecuting Counsel
* Hugh Miller as Luis Stets
* Gordon McLeod as Caillard
* Frederick Culley as Judge
* Nadine March as Rose
* George Merritt Pierre Verdier
* Leo Genn as Defending Counsel
* Fanny Wright as Therese
* Bob Gregory as Albert
* Ivan Wilmot as Peter
* J.H. Roberts as Butler
* Aubrey Mallalieu as The Jeweller
* Katie Johnson as the nun in the cell
References
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