The Mysterious Mr. Davis

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.[1] 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.

The Mysterious Mr. Davis
Directed byClaude Autant-Lara
Produced byClaude Autant-Lara
Written byJenaro Prieto (novel)
Jacques Prévert
Cecil Madden
StarringHenry Kendall
Kathleen Kelly
Alastair Sim
Music byJohn Reynders
Production
company
Oxford Films
Veneficus Films
Distributed byRKO Pictures
Release date
1939
Running time
58 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Cast

References

  1. Chibnall p.290

Bibliography

  • Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007. (Indexed under the US title My Partner, Mr Davis.)
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