The Gang's All Here

"FULL SCREAM AHEAD! This Back Stairs Buccaneer is off on a CRIME CRACKING BINGE!"

1939 1h 15m EN

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 2

Comedy

Synopsis

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John Forrest is anticipating a quiet retirement spent penning detective fiction when he learns that a priceless collection of jewels belonging to a foreign potentate, Prince Homouska, has just vanished from the safekeeping of the Stamford Assurance Company. Aided by his butler, his Cockney assistant and his (initially) unwilling wife, Forrest sets out on the trail of the thieves.

“FULL SCREAM AHEAD! This Back Stairs Buccaneer is off on a CRIME CRACKING BINGE!”

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Cast

Jack Buchanan
John Forrest
Googie Withers
Alice Forrest
Edward Everett Horton
Treadwell
Syd Walker
Younce
Otto Kruger
Mike Chadwick
Jack La Rue
Alberni
Walter Rilla
Prince Homouska
David Burns
Beretti

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Thornton Freeland
Writers: Ralph Spence
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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87 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Thornton Freeland, shot by Claude Friese-Greene. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Edward B. Jarvis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Jack Buchanan and Googie Withers and Edward Everett Horton carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "FULL SCREAM AHEAD! This Back Stairs Buccaneer is off on a CRIME CRACKING BINGE!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0031357 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Thornton Freeland directs. Claude Friese-Greene behind the camera. Edward B. Jarvis cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
287 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Thornton Freeland, shot by Claude Friese-Greene. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Edward B. Jarvis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jack Buchanan and Googie Withers and Edward Everett Horton carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "FULL SCREAM AHEAD! This Back Stairs Buccaneer is off on a CRIME CRACKING BINGE!".
8IMDB entry: tt0031357 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.