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Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman
Also known as [Raffles]
(1925) United States of America
B&W : Six reels / 5557 feet
Directed by King Baggot

Cast: House Peters [A.J. Raffles], Miss Du Pont [Gwendolyn Amersteth], Hedda Hopper [Mrs. Clarice Vidal], Frederick Esmelton (Fred Esmelton) [Captain Bedford], Walter Long [Crawshay], Winter Hall [Lord Amersteth], Kate Lester [Lady Amersteth], Freeman Wood [Bunny Manners], Roland Bottomley [Lord Crowley], Lillian Langdon [Mrs. Tilliston], Robert Bolder [Mr. Tilliston], Frank Finch Smiles [a servant]

Universal Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Universal Pictures Corporation [Universal Jewel]. / Scenario by Harvey Thew, from the novel The Amateur Cracksman by E.W. Hornung (Ernest William Hornung). Cinematography by Charles J. Stumar. Presented by Carl Laemmle. / Released 7 June 1925. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The novel was previously filmed as Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman (1917).

Drama.

Survival status: Print exists [16mm reduction positive].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Characters: A.J. Raffles

Listing updated: 26 December 2024.

References: AFI-F1 n. F1.3622; FilmYearBook-1926 p. 51; Hirschhorn-Universal p. 49; Steinbrunner-Encyclopedia p. 338 : Website-IMDb.

Home video: DVD.