Catch as Catch Can (1937)
Undercover agent Robert Leyland entraps crooks trying to sneak expensive goods past customs on transatlantic crossings. After Leyland falls for reluctant smuggler Barbara Standish, he convinces her to return with him to France with her cache of diamonds. But she is unaware of a network of thieves onboard their ship, competing against each other to make off with her jewels.
- Released
- 1937-07-01
- Genres
- Thriller
- Runtime
- 71 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Roy Kellino
- TMDB rating
- 9.0/10 from 1 votes
Cast
- James Mason as Robert Leyland
- Viki Dobson as Barbara Standish
- Eddie Pola as 'Terrible' Tony Canzari
- Finlay Currie as Al Parson
- John Warwick as Eddie 'Babyface' Fallon
- Margaret Rutherford as 'Crafty' Maggie Carberry
- Paul Blake as Cornwallis
- James Mageean as Ben
- Eva Hudson as Manzanilla
- Paul Sheridan as Fournival
- Peter Popp as Bertram Plush
- Bernard Merefield as Mr Lowry, Ship's Purser