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Cast
Edmund Lowe
as Sir John Lasher / Dakin Barrolles
Joan Bennett
as Xandra, Lady Lasher
Donald Crisp
as Charles Fox
Georges Renavent
as Dr. Dean
Lumsden Hare
as Sir Clive Heathcote
David Torrence
as Captain Graves
Barbara Leonard
as Nurse Cecilia
Norman Ainsley
as Reggie, Xandra's Suitor
Adrienne D'Ambricourt
as Madame Rousseau, Innkeeper
Halliwell Hobbes
as Lord St. Arran
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1930
Runtime1h 15m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresCrime, Drama, Romance
Votes2
DirectorWilliam K. Howard
WritersGarrett Fort
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsScotland Yard
About Scotland Yard
A criminal fleeing a bank robbery has a chance encounter with a banker and his wife and takes a locket with both their pictures in it as a remembrance of the wife's stunning beauty. After enlisting for WWI to escape prosecution, his face is disfigured in combat, and plastic surgeons mistakenly give him the banker's face. As the banker is conveniently MIA, it gives the criminal the opportunity to plan a bank heist from the inside and also to get closer to the banker's wife.
Directed by William K. Howard, Scotland Yard leans on a strong ensemble — Edmund Lowe, Joan Bennett, Donald Crisp — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about crime titles of 1930.
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