The Mysterious Mr. Davis

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The Mysterious Mr. Davis
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Opening title
Directed by Claude Autant-Lara
Written by
Produced byClaude Autant-Lara
Starring
Music by John Reynders
Production
companies
  • Oxford Films
  • Veneficus Films
Distributed by RKO Pictures
Release date
1939
Running time
58 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

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. [1] It was made as a quota quickie and distributed by the American company RKO Pictures. [2] It was based on the 1928 novel The Partner by Jenaro Prieto and was released the same year as an Italian adaptation The Silent Partner . [3] [4]

Contents

Cast

Critical reception

Allmovie described it as "Mild and dated." [5]

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References

  1. "The Mysterious Mr. Davis (1939) - Claude Autant-Lara | Cast and Crew | AllMovie" via www.allmovie.com.
  2. Chibnall p.290
  3. Goble, Alan (8 September 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN   9783110951943 via Google Books.
  4. "The Mysterious Mr. Davis (1940)". BFI. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020.
  5. "The Mysterious Mr. Davis (1939) - Claude Autant-Lara | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" via www.allmovie.com.

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