Dinner at the Ritz
Dinner at the Ritz is a 1937 British mystery romance film directed by Harold D. Schuster and starring David Niven, Annabella and Paul Lukas[1] It was produced by the British branch of 20th Century Fox, and shot at Denham Studios.
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| Directed by | Harold D. Schuster |
| Produced by | Robert Kane |
| Written by | Roland Pertwee Romney Brent |
| Starring | Annabella David Niven Paul Lukas Romney Brent |
| Music by | Muir Mathieson Lee Sims |
| Cinematography | Philip Tannura |
| Edited by | James B. Clark |
Production company | New World Pictures |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date | 21 October 1937 (UK) 26 November 1937 (USA) |
Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Synopsis
The daughter of a banker is engaged to marry one of her father's colleagues - her father inadvertently discovers his soon to be son in law is in fact one of the men who have looted his funds. Racine is shot when confronting Beaufort and his daughter refuses to believe his death is suicide and travels in disguise while she tracks those among her father's colleagues who looted his bank. She is helped by a fraud investigator.[2]
Cast
- Annabella as Ranie Racine
- David Niven as Paul de Brack
- Paul Lukas as Baron Philip de Beaufort
- Romney Brent as Jimmy Raine
- Francis L. Sullivan as Brogard
- Stewart Rome as Racine
- Frederick Leister as Tarade
- William Dewhurst as Devine
- Tyrell Davis as Duval
- Vivienne Chatterton as Marthe
- Ronald Shiner as Sydney
- Nora Swinburne as Lady Railton
- Raymond Huntley as Gibout
- Ralph Truman as Auctioneer
- O. B. Clarence as Messenger (uncredited)
- Frederick Culley as (uncredited)
- Patricia Medina as (uncredited)
- Bill Shine as (Minor role uncredited)
References
- "Dinner at the Ritz (1937)". BFI Film & TV Database. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
- "Dinner at the Ritz (1937) - Plot Summary". IMDb.com.
External links
- Dinner at the Ritz at AllMovie
- Dinner at the Ritz at the British Film Institute's Film and TV Database
- Dinner at the Ritz at IMDb
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