Cricketer A.J. Raffles is really a jewel thief nicknamed "The Amateur Cracksman" by the press. While staying at the country house of Lord and Lady Melrose, he plans to steal her jewels to pay off his friend Bunny's gambling debts. However, he encounters problems from another crooks trying to steal the jewels and Scotland Yard inspector McKenzie.
An almost scene-by-scene remake of the 1930 Ronald Colman version, this is inferior to the previous film but is still entertaining. David Niven, while not as good as Colman, is still good, while Olivia de Havilland looks lovely as his love interest. Dudley Digges is good as the policeman, May Whitty appears as a dowager and E.E. Clive plays Raffles' butler. The Victor Young score is lovely as well.
There's also a rather startling scene where the policemen start watching a cricket match on a TV!
An almost scene-by-scene remake of the 1930 Ronald Colman version, this is inferior to the previous film but is still entertaining. David Niven, while not as good as Colman, is still good, while Olivia de Havilland looks lovely as his love interest. Dudley Digges is good as the policeman, May Whitty appears as a dowager and E.E. Clive plays Raffles' butler. The Victor Young score is lovely as well.
There's also a rather startling scene where the policemen start watching a cricket match on a TV!