Blake of Scotland Yard (1937 film)

Blake of Scotland Yard is a 1937 Victory Pictures American film serial directed by Robert F. Hill. The serial was also edited down into a feature film version.

Blake of Scotland Yard
Film poster
Directed byRobert F. Hill
Written byWilliam Buchanan (screenplay)
Basil Dickey (screenplay)
Robert F. Hill (story)
Produced bySam Katzman
StarringSee below
CinematographyWilliam Hyer
Edited byFrederick Bain
Holbrook N. Todd
Distributed byVictory Pictures
Release date
  • January 30, 1937 (1937-01-30)
Running time
73 minutes (film)
303 minutes (serial)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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Sir James Blake, a leading figure in crime fighting, has retired from Scotland Yard in order to assist his niece Hope and her friend Jerry in developing an apparatus they have invented. Sir James believes that their invention has the potential to prevent wars, and plans to donate it to the League of Nations. However, a gang of criminals led by the elusive "Scorpion" steals the device, and Blake and his associates must recover the invention and determine the true identity of the "Scorpion".

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