The Mysterious Mr. Davis

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]

The Mysterious Mr. Davis
Opening title
Directed byClaude Autant-Lara
Written by
Produced byClaude Autant-Lara
Starring
Music byJohn Reynders
Production
companies
  • Oxford Films
  • Veneficus Films
Distributed byRKO Pictures
Release date
  • 1939 (1939)
Running time
58 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Cast

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Critical reception

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

References

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

Bibliography

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  • 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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