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The Mysterious Mr. Davis is a 1939 British comedy drama film directed by Claude Autant-Lara and starring Henry Kendall, Kathleen Kelly and Alastair Sim. It was made as a quota quickie and distributed by the American company RKO Pictures.
The Mysterious Mr. Davis: Directed by Claude Autant-Lara. With Henry Kendall, Kathleen Kelly, Richard Gofe, Alastair Sim. A man, down on his luck, invents a business partner and build an aura around him that leads to opportunities and complications in equal measure.
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- Drama
- Claude Autant-Lara
- 1940-01
The Mysterious Mr. Davis is a 1939 British comedy drama film directed by Claude Autant-Lara and starring Henry Kendall, Kathleen Kelly and Alastair Sim. It was made as a quota quickie and distributed by the American company RKO Pictures.
A destitute man wangles his way into high finance by creating a mythical wealthy "partner." Julian Roscoe, Alastair Sim, Henry Kendall, Kathleen Kelly. Mild and dated. Claude Autant-Lara directed.
Henry Kendall is on his uppers so invents a mysterious partner to get him through bluffing on business matters. In the meantime Alastair Sim plays a "lunatic" who failed in finance, and Guy Middleton couldn't signpost that he's a bad lot any more clearly, unless perhaps he threw on a cloak and started twisting his moustache.
- Claude Autant-Lara
- Oxford Films
Overview. A man beset by creditors invents a fictitious partner. Claude Autant-Lara. Director. Jenaro Prieto. Novel. Jacques Prévert. Writer. Reviews. Discussions 0. We don't have any reviews for The Mysterious Mr. Davis. Media. No videos, backdrops or posters have been added to The Mysterious Mr. Davis.
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