Checkmate (1935 film)
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Checkmate is a 1935 British crime film directed by George Pearson and starring Maurice Evans
, Felix Aylmer
and Evelyn Foster. It was based on a novel by Amy Kennedy Gould. A Scotland Yard detective hunts down jewel thieves in London, but becomes involved with the daughter of the gang's boss.
Maurice Evans (actor)
Maurice Herbert Evans was an English actor noted for his interpretations of Shakespearean characters. In terms of his screen roles, he is probably best known as Dr...
, Felix Aylmer
Felix Aylmer
Sir Felix Edward Aylmer Jones, OBE was an English stage actor who also appeared in the cinema and on television.-Early life and career:...
and Evelyn Foster. It was based on a novel by Amy Kennedy Gould. A Scotland Yard detective hunts down jewel thieves in London, but becomes involved with the daughter of the gang's boss.
Cast
- Maurice EvansMaurice Evans (actor)Maurice Herbert Evans was an English actor noted for his interpretations of Shakespearean characters. In terms of his screen roles, he is probably best known as Dr...
as Phillip Allen - Felix AylmerFelix AylmerSir Felix Edward Aylmer Jones, OBE was an English stage actor who also appeared in the cinema and on television.-Early life and career:...
as Henry Nicholls - Evelyn Foster as Mary Nicholls
- Sally GraySally GrayConstance Vera Browne, Baroness Oranmore and Browne , commonly known as Sally Gray, was an English movie actress of the 1930s and 1940s....
as Jean Nicholls - Donald WolfitDonald WolfitSir Donald Wolfit, KBE was a well-known English actor-manager.-Biography:Wolfit, who was "Woolfitt" at birth was born at New Balderton, near Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire and attended the Magnus Grammar School and made his stage début in 1920...
as Jack Barton - Wilfrid Caithness as Inspector Smith
- Percy WalshPercy WalshPercy Walsh was a British stage and film actor. His stage work included appearing in the London premieres of R.C.Sherriff's Journey's End and Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None and Appointment with Death .-Partial filmography:*The Diplomatic Lover * Dirty Work * Admirals All...
as Mr. Curtail - Ernest Jay as Huntly