The Great Jewel Robber(1950)

🎬91 min
📅1950-07-15
🎭Crime, Drama
7.2/10

Overview

Director Peter Godfrey's 1950 drama, inspired by true events, dramatizes the crime spree of the notorious jewel thief known as "The Hollywood Raffles", whose famous robbery victims included such real-life celebrities as Joan Crawford, Errol Flynn, Alexis Smith and Dennis Morgan. David Brian stars in the title role, and he's supported by John Archer, Marjorie Reynolds, Jacqueline de Wit, Alix Talton, Ned Glass, Perdita Chandler and columnist Sheilah Graham, playing herself.

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast

David Brian
as Gerald Graham Dennis
Marjorie Reynolds
as Martha Rollins
John Archer
as Police Detective Lou Sampter
Jacqueline deWit
as Mrs. Arthur Vinson
Perdita Chandler
as Peggy Arthur
Stanley Church
as Himself (mayor of New Rochelle)
Alix Talton
as Brenda Hall (as Alice Talton)
Jessie Arnold
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Lois Austin
as Mrs. Workman (uncredited)
Claudia Barrett
as Marian Blaine (uncredited)