Scotland Yard is a 1930 American crime film directed by William K. Howard, written by Garrett Fort, and starring Edmund Lowe, Joan Bennett, Donald Crisp, Georges Renavent, Lumsden Hare and David Torrence. It was released on October 19, 1930, by Fox Film Corporation.[1][2][3] It is based on the 1929 play Scotland Yard by Denison Clift. In 1941 the film was remade under the same title.
Scotland Yard | |
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Directed by | William K. Howard |
Screenplay by | Garrett Fort |
Produced by | Ralph Block |
Starring | Edmund Lowe Joan Bennett Donald Crisp Georges Renavent Lumsden Hare David Torrence |
Cinematography | George Schneiderman |
Edited by | Jack Murray |
Music by | Arthur Kay |
Production company | Fox Film Corporation |
Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The film depicts identity theft. A financier who went missing in action during World War I is impersonated by a swindler.
In London following the First World War, a criminal masquerades of a financier who had gone missing in action with the intent of stealing large sums of money.
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