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Doctor Syn

A highly respected clergyman is actually a former pirate who exacts vigilante justice in this British production.

Top Cast

  • George Arliss

    George Arliss

    Dr Syn

  • Margaret Lockwood

    Margaret Lockwood

    Imogene Clegg

  • John Loder

    John Loder

    Denis Cobtree

  • Roy Emerton

    Roy Emerton

    Capt. Howard Collyer, R.N.

  • Graham Moffatt

    Graham Moffatt

    Jerry Jerk

  • Frederick Burtwell

    Frederick Burtwell

    Rash the Schoolmaster

  • George Merritt

    George Merritt

    Mipps the Coffin Maker

  • Athole Stewart

    Athole Stewart

    Squire Anthony Cobtree

  • Wilson Coleman

    Wilson Coleman

    Dr. Pepper, MD

Overview

A highly respected clergyman is actually a former pirate who exacts vigilante justice in this British production.

Rating

6.8 / 10
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  • CinemaSerf
    CinemaSerf
    6 Jun 20, 2022

    George Arliss is the ostensibly harmless local vicar "Dr. Syn" in a small English village that is visited by the excise men, determined to identify those who are smuggling goods - brandy, silks, etc. - from France. Unbeknown to all, (except us), he is really the shrewd criminal mastermind behind this meticulously planned, and lucrative operation. Can he keep the nosey "Capt. Collyer" (Roy Emerton) from discovering the truth - and can he keep "Imogene" (Margaret Lockwood) from finding out a secret far worse? Russell Thorndike wrote a good novel, but somehow this film really never catches fire. It is has loads of mystery to it, but neither Arliss nor the usually reliable Lockwood are really on their game. Roy William Neill (who went on to do the marvellous Rathbone/Bruce "Sherlock Holmes" mysteries) is also well off his own game too, leaving us with a rather procedural costume drama that ought to have been much more lively and entertaining - we have crypts, creepy graveyards and misty marshes to work with, after all. I did enjoy it, but sadly nowhere near as much as I had expected.

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