Doctor Syn 1937
6.2 / 10
Doctor Syn
A highly respected clergyman is actually a former pirate who exacts vigilante justice in this British production.
A highly respected clergyman is actually a former pirate who exacts vigilante justice in this British production.
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... Dr Syn
... Imogene Clegg
... Denis Cobtree
... Capt. Howard Collyer, R.N.
... Jerry Jerk
... Rash the Schoolmaster
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George Arliss is the ostensibly harmless local vicar "Dr. Syn" in a small English village that is visited by the excise men, determined to identify those who are smuggling goods - brandy, silks, etc. - from France. Unbeknown to all, (except us), he is really the shrewd criminal mastermind behind this meticulously planned, and lucrative operation. Can he keep the nosey "Capt. Collyer" (Roy Emerton) from discovering the truth - and can he keep "Imogene" (Margaret Lockwood) from finding out a secret far worse? Russell Thorndike wrote a good novel, but somehow this film really never catches fire. It is has loads of mystery to it, but neither Arliss nor the usually reliable Lockwood are really on their game. Roy William Neill (who went on to do the marvellous Rathbone/Bruce "Sherlock Holmes" mysteries) is also well off his own game too, leaving us with a rather procedural costume drama that ought to have been much more lively and entertaining - we have crypts, creepy graveyards and misty marshes to work with, after all. I did enjoy it, but sadly nowhere near as much as I had expected.
Release Date:
Aug 25, 1937
Run Time:
1hr 18`
MMPA Rating:
Original Language:
English
Status:
Released
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George Arliss is the ostensibly harmless local vicar "Dr. Syn" in a small English village that is visited by the excise men, determined to identify those who are smuggling goods - brandy, silks, etc. - from France. Unbeknown to all, (except us), he is really the shrewd criminal mastermind behind this meticulously planned, and lucrative operation. Can he keep the nosey "Capt. Collyer" (Roy Emerton) from discovering the truth - and can he keep "Imogene" (Margaret Lockwood) from finding out a secret far worse? Russell Thorndike wrote a good novel, but somehow this film really never catches fire. It is has loads of mystery to it, but neither Arliss nor the usually reliable Lockwood are really on their game. Roy William Neill (who went on to do the marvellous Rathbone/Bruce "Sherlock Holmes" mysteries) is also well off his own game too, leaving us with a rather procedural costume drama that ought to have been much more lively and entertaining - we have crypts, creepy graveyards and misty marshes to work with, after all. I did enjoy it, but sadly nowhere near as much as I had expected.
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Doctor Syn
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Maude T. Howell... Assistant Director
Cast
... Dr Syn
... Imogene Clegg
... Denis Cobtree
... Capt. Howard Collyer, R.N.
... Jerry Jerk
... Rash the Schoolmaster
... Mipps the Coffin Maker
... Squire Anthony Cobtree
... Dr. Pepper, MD
... Collyer's Bo'sun
... Mulatto
... Mrs. Waggetts, Pub Owner
... Spectator in Coroner's Court (uncredited)
... Revenue Man (uncredited)
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