''The Man They Couldn't Arrest'' is a 1931 British

crime film Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...

directed by

T. Hayes Hunter Thomas Hayes Hunter (December 1, 1884 – April 14, 1944) was an American film director and producer of the silent era. He directed a total of 34 films between 1912 and 1934. Early career Hayes was born on December 1, 1884, in Philadelphia ...

and starring Hugh Wakefield, Gordon Harker, Garry Marsh and Dennis Wyndham. Based on a novel by "Seamark" (

Austin J. Small Austin James Small (25 July 1894 – 15 January 1929) was an English writer of thriller, detective, science fiction, adventure, romance, and western novels and short stories. Most of Small's titles appeared in Britain under the pen nam ...

, it was made by Gainsborough Pictures at Islington Studios in London.

Plot summary

An amateur detective goes on the trail of a gang of violent criminals.BFI.org
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Cast

* Hugh Wakefield as John Dain * Gordon Harker as Tansey * Garry Marsh as Delbury * Nicholas Hannen as Lyall * Robert Farquharson as Count Lazard *

Renee Clama Renee Clama (1908–1990) was a British actress of Italian parentage. She appeared, often in leading roles, in eleven British films of late 1920s and early 1930s including ''The Great Game'' (1930) and ''Never Trouble Trouble'' (1931) Many of he ...

as Marcia * Dennis Wyndham as Shaughnessy

References

Bibliography

*Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927–1939''. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

1931 films British crime films 1931 crime films Films directed by T. Hayes Hunter British black-and-white films Gainsborough Pictures films Islington Studios films 1930s English-language films 1930s British films {{1930s-UK-film-stub