Concerning Mr. Martin is a 1937 British thriller film directed by Roy Kellino and starring Wilson Barrett, William Devlin and Marjorie Peacock.[2][3] When an innocent girl is cheated by a seedy nightclub owner, a classy thief comes to her rescue.

Concerning Mr. Martin
Directed byRoy Kellino
Written byErnest Dudley
Richard Llewellyn (additional dialogue)
Story byErnest Dudley
Produced byJohn Findlay
Starring
CinematographyStanley Grant
Edited byRalph Kemplen
Music byColin Wark
Production
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Distributed byTwentieth Century Fox (UK)
Release date
  • March 1937 (1937-03) (UK)
Running time
59 minutes[1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Cast

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  • Leo Martin as Wilson Barrett
  • Gartell as William Devlin
  • Foo as Lionel Montgomery
  • Gloria as Marjorie Peacock
  • Robin as Derek Williams
  • Mary as Madge Somers
  • Detective as Herbert Cameron
  • Commissionaire as Billy Wells
  • Elderly Man as Peter Popp
  • André Sterlini
  • Croupier as Paul Sheridan

Critical reception

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TV Guide rated the film two out of four stars, and noted, "Tense moments between good thief Barrett and the crooked nightclub owner, Devlin, result in some exciting scenes. This clever thriller was Kellino's first film as a director."[4]

References

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  1. ^ "CONCERNING MR MARTIN - British Board of Film Classification".
  2. ^ "Concerning Mr. Martin". 1 March 1937 – via IMDb.
  3. ^ "Concerning Mr. Martin (1937)". Archived from the original on 15 January 2009.
  4. ^ "Concerning Mr. Martin".
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