The Green Cockatoo 1937
The Green Cockatoo
A young girl is travelling to London to find work. Arriving at the station, she meets a man who has been stabbed by a member of a gang of crooks involved with greyhound racing. She becomes a suspect, but flees the scene in order to deliver a message to the dead man's brother. She is protected from the police by a night club entertainer, who she learns is the man she is seeking.
A young girl is travelling to London to find work. Arriving at the station, she meets a man who has been stabbed by a member of a gang of crooks involved with greyhound racing. She becomes a suspect, but flees the scene in order to deliver a message to the dead man's brother. She is protected from the police by a night club entertainer, who she learns is the man she is seeking.
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Full Cast & Crew... Jim Connor
... Eileen
... Terrell, gang boss
... Madison, tall henchman
JV
Julian Vedey... Steve, short henchman
... Dave Connor
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See All 1 Reviews20 Jun 2022 by CinemaSerf
This has some good ingredients to make a jolly, if not exactly, menacing murder story - but it's all just way too fluffy and talky. The doey-eyed Rene Ray is "Eileen" who arrives into London very late one night. At the station, she encounters "Dave" (Robert Newton) who offers to show her an hotel where she might pass the night. What she doesn't know, is that her good Samaritan has fallen foul of some crooks and a station fracas ensues and he is mortally injured. Before he croaks, he gives her a message to give to his brother "Jim" (John Mills) in the eponymous nightclub. She meets the brother, but a rather unlikely series of mishaps befall the pair as they are being sought by the police and the hoodlums. Aside from some singing and dancing that one wouldn't normally attribute to John Mills, the thing is entirely procedural with little by way suspense or peril; and saving a rather curious performance from Frank Atkinson as the butler "Protheroe" would be instantly forgettable.
Release Date:
Dec 01, 1937 (United Kingdom)
Run Time:
1hr 5`
MMPA Rating:
NR
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United Kingdom
Status:
Released
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The Green Cockatoo
This has some good ingredients to make a jolly, if not exactly, menacing murder story - but it's all just way too fluffy and talky. The doey-eyed Rene Ray is "Eileen" who arrives into London very late one night. At the station, she encounters "Dave" (Robert Newton) who offers to show her an hotel where she might pass the night. What she doesn't know, is that her good Samaritan has fallen foul of some crooks and a station fracas ensues and he is mortally injured. Before he croaks, he gives her a message to give to his brother "Jim" (John Mills) in the eponymous nightclub. She meets the brother, but a rather unlikely series of mishaps befall the pair as they are being sought by the police and the hoodlums. Aside from some singing and dancing that one wouldn't normally attribute to John Mills, the thing is entirely procedural with little by way suspense or peril; and saving a rather curious performance from Frank Atkinson as the butler "Protheroe" would be instantly forgettable.
Cast & Crew of
The Green Cockatoo
Directors & Credit Writers
SH
Slim Hand... Assistant Director
... Director
Cast
... Jim Connor
... Eileen
... Terrell, gang boss
... Madison, tall henchman
JV
Julian Vedey... Steve, short henchman
... Dave Connor
... The Detective Inspector
... Provero, the butler
... Charlie, the Bartender
... Train Passenger
AG
Alf Goddard... Jake
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EL
Edward Lexy...
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HT
Harry Terry...
... PC Pat Johnson
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Produced By
... Production Manager
... Producer