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<i>The Mysterious Mr. Davis</i>

The Mysterious Mr. Davis

1939 British film

The Mysterious Mr. Davis is a 1939 British comedy drama film directed by Claude Autant-Lara and starring Henry Kendall, Kathleen Kelly and Alastair Sim.[1] It was made as a quota quickie and distributed by the American company RKO Pictures.[2] It was based on the 1928 novel The Partner by Jenaro Prieto and was released the same year as an Italian adaptation The Silent Partner.[3][4]

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Cast

Critical reception

Allmovie described it as "Mild and dated."[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "The Mysterious Mr. Davis (1939) - Claude Autant-Lara | Cast and Crew | AllMovie" – via www.allmovie.com.
  2. [2]
    Chibnall p.290
  3. [3]
    Goble, Alan (8 September 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
  4. [4]
    "The Mysterious Mr. Davis (1940)". BFI. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020.
  5. [5]
    "The Mysterious Mr. Davis (1939) - Claude Autant-Lara | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" – via www.allmovie.com.

Bibliography

  • Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007. (Indexed under the US title My Partner, Mr Davis.)
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