Wanted by Scotland Yard

Wanted by Scotland Yard
U.S. poster
Directed by	Norman Lee
Written by	Vernon Clancey
Produced by	John Argyle
Starring	James Stephenson Betty Lynne Leslie Perrins
Cinematography	Bryan Langley
Edited by	Ted Richards
Production company	John Argyle Productions
Distributed by	Pathé Pictures (UK)
Release date	1938 (1938)
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Wanted by Scotland Yard (also known as Dangerous Fingers) is a 1937 ^[1] or 1938 ^[2] British crime film directed by Norman Lee and starring James Stephenson, Betty Lynne and Leslie Perrins. ^[3] It was made at Welwyn Studios. Its year of release is often described as 1939, the year of its American distribution, but it had premiered in Britain earlier.^{[ citation needed ]}

Plot

When jewel thief Fingers recognises intended victim Standish as the man who caused the death of his girlfriend, his motivations switch from robbery to revenge. ^[4]

Cast

• James Stephenson as Fingers
• Betty Lynne as Doris
• Leslie Perrins as Standish
• Nadine March as Mabel
• Sally Stewart as Molly
• D. A. Clarke-Smith as Inspector Williams
• George Merritt as Charlie
• Bryan Herbert as Sherlock
• Florence Groves as Maud
• Philip Ray as Ben
• Eric Pavitt as boy

References

1. Goble 1999, pp. 728, 1009. sfn error: no target: CITEREFGoble1999 (help)
2. "Dangerous Fingers (1938)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016.
3. Wood, Linda (1986). British Films, 1927–1939 (PDF). British Film Institute. p. 94. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2022.
4. "Wanted by Scotland Yard (1939) - Norman Lee - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie".

External links

• Wanted by Scotland Yard at IMDb