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. 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.

Cast

• Henry Kendall as Julian Roscoe
• Kathleen Kelly as Audrey Roscoe
• Richard Gofe as Teddy Roscoe
• Alastair Sim as Theodore F. Wilcox - the Lunatic
• Morris Harvey as Samuel Goldenburg
• Jeanne Stuart as Anita Goldenburg
• A. Bromley Davenport as Lord Avonmouth
• Guy Middleton as Milton
• Quentin McPhearson as The Landlord
• Ben Field as The Decorator
• Fred Duprez as Wilcox
• Alfred Wellesley as The Pawnbroker
• Ethel Griffies as Mabel Wilcox
• May Hallatt as Telegraph Clerk

Critical reception

Allmovie described it as "Mild and dated."

References

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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