''Catch as Catch Can'' (also known as ''Atlantic Episode'' and ''Crooked Passage'') is a 1937 British crime film directed by
Roy Kellino and starring
James Mason
James Neville Mason (; 15 May 190927 July 1984) was an English actor. He achieved considerable success in British cinema before becoming a star in Hollywood. He was nominated for three Academy Awards, three Golden Globes (winning once) and two ...
, Viki Dobson,
Eddie Pola and
Margaret Rutherford
Dame Margaret Taylor Rutherford (11 May 1892 – 22 May 1972) was an English actress of stage, film and television.
Rutherford came to national attention following World War II in the film adaptations of Noël Coward's ''Blithe Spirit (1945 f ...
.
On board a luxury liner, young Barbara Standish attempts to smuggle stolen jewels from France to America.
Cast
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James Mason
James Neville Mason (; 15 May 190927 July 1984) was an English actor. He achieved considerable success in British cinema before becoming a star in Hollywood. He was nominated for three Academy Awards, three Golden Globes (winning once) and two ...
as Robert Leyland
* Vicky Dobson as Barbara Standish
*
Eddie Pola as Tony Canzari
*
Finlay Currie
William Finlay Currie (20 January 1878 – 9 May 1968) was a Scottish actor of stage, screen, and television.McFarlane, Brian (28 February 2014). ''The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition''. Oxford University Press. pp. 175-176; He rec ...
as Al Parsons
*
John Warwick
John McIntosh Beattie (some sources give Beattle) (4 January 1905 – 10 January 1972), known professionally as John Warwick, was an Australian actor and television dramatist. who was also active in the United Kingdom.
He was born at Bellinge ...
as Eddie Fallon
*
Margaret Rutherford
Dame Margaret Taylor Rutherford (11 May 1892 – 22 May 1972) was an English actress of stage, film and television.
Rutherford came to national attention following World War II in the film adaptations of Noël Coward's ''Blithe Spirit (1945 f ...
as Maggie Carberry
*
Paul Blake as Cornwallis
* Jimmy Mageean as Ben
* Paul Sheridan as Fournival
* Zoe Wynn as Mrs Kendall
References
External links
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1937 films
1937 crime films
British crime films
British black-and-white films
Films directed by Roy Kellino
1930s English-language films
1930s British films
Films scored by Colin Wark
English-language crime films
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