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Bookmark this pageThe Great Jewel Robber (1949)
Director: Peter Godfrey
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Blame Godfrey for everything that's missing here: mood, rhythm, conviction, point. But this crime yarn does have a quasi-auteur in writer Borden Chase (Red River, Winchester '73), whose penchant for hectic incident is evident. By the 30-minute mark TGJR has busted out of a Canadian jail, been double-crossed in Buffalo, plugged in New Rochelle and on the side romanced a nurse, a couple of shady ladies and the landlord's daughter. The idea of a movie narrated by an unmitigated rat is unusual for its time, but goes for nothing, thanks to the uninterested Godfrey and the uninteresting Brian, whose trademark sneer makes him seem torn between either throwing up or bursting into tears.Author: BBa
Cast & crew
Director: Peter Godfrey
Producer: Bryan Foy
Cast: David Brian, Marjorie Reynolds, John Archer, Jacqueline de Wit, Claudia Barrett, Ned Glass full cast
Genre(s): Gangsters, Thrillers
Duration: 91 mins
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