Dinner at the Ritz
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| Directed by | Harold D. Schuster |
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| Produced by | Robert Kane |
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| Cinematography | Philip Tannura |
| Edited by | James B. Clark |
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Production company | New World Pictures |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Dinner at the Ritz is a 1937 British mystery romance film directed by Harold D. Schuster and starring David Niven, Annabella, and Paul Lukas.[1] It was produced by the British branch of 20th Century Fox, and shot at Denham Studios.
Synopsis
[edit]The daughter of a banker is engaged to marry one of her father's colleagues. However, her father inadvertently discovers his soon-to-be son-in-law is in fact one of the men who have misappropriated his bank's funds. While confronting Baron de Beaufort, Mr. Racine is shot; his daughter refuses to believe that his death was a suicide. Traveling in disguise and helped by a fraud investigator, she tracks those among his colleagues who looted his bank.[2]
Cast
[edit]- Annabella as Ranie Racine
- David Niven as Paul de Brack
- Paul Lukas as Baron Philip de Beaufort
- Romney Brent as Jimmy Raine
- Francis L. Sullivan as Brogard
- Stewart Rome as Racine
- Frederick Leister as Tarade
- William Dewhurst as Devine
- Tyrell Davis as Duval
- Vivienne Chatterton as Marthe
- Ronald Shiner as Sydney
- Nora Swinburne as Lady Railton
- Raymond Huntley as Gibout
- Ralph Truman as Auctioneer
- O. B. Clarence as Messenger (uncredited)
- Frederick Culley as (uncredited)
- Patricia Medina as (uncredited)
- Bill Shine as (Minor role, uncredited)
References
[edit]- ^ "Dinner at the Ritz (1937)". BFI Film & TV Database. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
- ^ "Dinner at the Ritz (1937) - Plot Summary". IMDb.com.
External links
[edit]- Dinner at the Ritz at AllMovie
- Dinner at the Ritz at the British Film Institute[better source needed]
- Dinner at the Ritz at IMDb
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