The Rat (1937 film)

The Rat
Directed byJack Raymond
Written byHans Rameau (as Hans Gulder Rameau)
Romney Brent
Marjorie Gaffney
Miles Malleson (dialogue)
Based onthe play by Ivor Novello & Constance Collier
Produced byHerbert Wilcox
StarringRuth Chatterton
Anton Walbrook
CinematographyFreddie Young (as F.A. Young)
Edited byPeggy Hennessey
Music byAnthony Collins
Production
company
Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures (UK)
Release date
  • 10 November 1937 (1937-11-10) (London)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Rat is a 1937 British drama film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Anton Walbrook, Ruth Chatterton, and René Ray.[1] It is based on the play The Rat by Ivor Novello which had previously been made into a 1925 film The Rat starring Novello.[2] It was made at Denham Studios by Herbert Wilcox Productions.

Plot

Infamous Parisian jewel thief Jean Boucheron, known as 'the Rat', attracts the fancy of socialite Zelia de Chaumont, mistress of a South American millionaire. She intends to reform 'the Rat', but he's only interested in relieving her of her pearls.

Cast

References

  1. ^ "The Rat (1937)". BFI. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
  2. ^ "The Rat (1925) - Graham Cutts - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.