''Blake of Scotland Yard'' is a 1937

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American film serial directed by

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. The serial was also edited down into a

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version.

Plot

Sir James Blake, a leading figure in crime fighting, has retired from Scotland Yard in order to assist his niece Hope and her friend Jerry in developing an apparatus they have invented. Sir James believes that their invention has the potential to prevent wars, and plans to donate it to the League of Nations. However, a gang of criminals led by the elusive "Scorpion" steals the device, and Blake and his associates must recover the invention and determine the true identity of the "Scorpion".

Cast

* Ralph Byrd as Jerry Sheehan * Herbert Rawlinson as Sir James Blake *

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as Hope Mason * Lloyd Hughes as Dr. Marshall * Dickie Jones as Bobby Mason *

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as The Duchess, a Gang Moll *

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as Julot, Male Apache Dancer * Sam Flint as Chief Inspector Henderson * Gail Newbury as Mimi, policewoman posing as dancer * Jimmy Aubrey as Baron Polinka * Theodore Lorch as Daggett, the butler * George DeNormand as Gang Member posing as Newshawker * Bob Terry as Peyton, lead thug * William Farrel as Count Basil Zagaloff *

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as Charles * Dick Curtis as Nicky, a Gang Member

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