The Amateur Gentleman (1936)
Overview
A former boxing champion, now an innkeeper, is accused of stealing a watch from a party of guests at his inn, who happen to be members of English royalty. The old man is arrested and thrown in prison. His son, knowing that his father didn't steal the watch and suspecting a frame-up, follows the royal party to London, where he poses as a wealthy "gentleman" and insinuates himself into the English court in an effort to find out who framed his father and why.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.357 |
Directed By
Thornton Freeland
Crew
Thornton Freeland
Jeffery Farnol
Conrad von Molo
Marcel Hellman
Walter Goehr
Quentin Tod
Sergei Nolbandov
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
B.J. Simmons
Richard Addinsell
Edward Carrick
Peggy Gick
Clemence Dane
Sergei Nolbandov
W.H. Clark
Günther Krampf
TOP CAST
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
John Beverley aka Barnabas Barty
Elissa Landi
Lady Cleone Meredith
Gordon Harker
Natty Bell
Basil Sydney
Louis Chichester
Hugh Williams
Lord Ronald Meredith
Irene Browne
Lady Huntstanton
Athole Stewart
Marquess of Comberhurst
Coral Browne
Pauline Darville
Margaret Lockwood
Georgina Huntstanton
Esme Percy
John Townsend
Frank Bertram
Belcher
Gilbert Davis
Prince Regent
Frank Pettingell
John Barty
June Duprez
Bit Part (uncredited)
Marius Goring
Bit Part (uncredited)
John Singer
Boy (uncredited)
Olga Edwardes
Maid at Inn (uncredited)
Frank Atkinson
Law Enforcer (uncredited)
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