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The Crimes of Stephen Hawke

The film begins in a BBC studio with the 100th edition of "In Town Tonight". Flotsam and Jetsom open with a "topical number". Then there is an interview with a distinguished actor, which dissolves into a performance of one of his famous melodramas about a wicked moneylender etc.

Top Cast

  • Tod Slaughter

    Tod Slaughter

    Stephen Hawke

  • Marjorie Taylor

    Marjorie Taylor

    Julia Hawke

  • D.J. Williams

    D.J. Williams

    Joshua Trimble

  • Eric Portman

    Eric Portman

    Matthew Trimble

  • Graham Soutten

    Graham Soutten

    Nathaniel

  • Gerald Barry

    Gerald Barry

    Miles Archer

  • George M. Slater

    George M. Slater

    Lord Brickhaven

  • Charles Penrose

    Charles Penrose

    Sir Franklin

  • Norman Pierce

    Norman Pierce

    Landlord

Overview

The film begins in a BBC studio with the 100th edition of "In Town Tonight". Flotsam and Jetsom open with a "topical number". Then there is an interview with a distinguished actor, which dissolves into a performance of one of his famous melodramas about a wicked moneylender etc.

Rating

5.6 / 10
12 Reviews
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1 Reviews

  • CinemaSerf
    CinemaSerf
    6 Jun 19, 2022

    Look out for a very young Eric Portman in this cheery cannibalisation of quite a few stories and characters. Nothing at all original here, but it's fun to watch Tod Slaughter being, well, himself.

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