His Brother's Keeper (1940 film)

His Brother's Keeper
His Brother's Keeper
Directed by	Roy William Neill
Written by	Austin Melford ; Brock Williams ; Roy William Neill;
Produced by	Samuel Sax
Starring	Clifford Evans ; Tamara Desni ; Una O'Connor ;
Cinematography	Basil Emmott
Music by	Bretton Byrd
Production; company	Warner Brothers-First National Productions
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	27 January 1940;
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	£18,238
Box office	£10,383

Last updated October 05, 2025

His Brother's Keeper is a 1940 British crime film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Clifford Evans, Tamara Desni and Una O'Connor.^[2]

Plot

A successful sharp shooting act is threatened when a gold-digging blues singer attempts to split them up.

Cast

Clifford Evans as Jack Cornell
Tamara Desni as Olga
Una O'Connor as Eva
Peter Glenville as Hicky
Reginald Purdell as Bunny Reeves
Ronald Frankau as George Hollis
Antoinette Lupino as Pat
Aubrey Dexter as Sylvester
Frederick Burtwell as Harry
Roddy McDowall as Boy

References

1 2 Steve Chibnall (2019) Hollywood-on-Thames: the British productions ofWarner Bros. – First National, 1931–1945, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, 39:4, pp 687-724, DOI: 10.1080/01439685.2019.1615292 at p 713
1 2 Chibnall & McFarlane p.3

Bibliography

Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. The British 'B' Film. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.

External links

His Brother's Keeper at IMDb

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[warners-1] 1 2 Steve Chibnall (2019) Hollywood-on-Thames: the British productions ofWarner Bros. – First National, 1931–1945, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, 39:4, pp 687-724, DOI: 10.1080/01439685.2019.1615292 at p 713

[Chibnall_&_McFarlane_p.3-2] 1 2 Chibnall & McFarlane p.3

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1930s	Just Like Heaven (1930) The Melody Man (1930) Fifty Fathoms Deep (1931) The Menace (1932) That's My Boy (1932) Above the Clouds (1933) The Circus Queen Murder (1933) Fury of the Jungle (1933) The Ninth Guest (1934) Black Moon (1934) I'll Fix It (1934) Jealousy (1934) Mills of the Gods Eight Bells (1935) The Black Room (1935) Gypsy (1937) Doctor Syn (1937) The Viper (1938) Simply Terrific (1938) Thank Evans (1938) Many Tanks Mr. Atkins (1938) Everything Happens to Me (1938) A Gentleman's Gentleman (1939) Murder Will Out (1939)
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