The Amateur Gentleman
Released: April 26, 1936Runtime: 102 min
A former boxing champion, now an innkeeper, is accused of stealing a watch from a party of guests at his inn, who happen to be members of English royalty. The old man is arrested and thrown in prison. His son, knowing that his father didn't steal the watch and suspecting a frame-up, follows the royal party to London, where he poses as a wealthy "gentleman" and insinuates himself into the English court in an effort to find out who framed his father and why.
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Douglas Fairbanks Jr
as John Beverley aka Barnabas Barty
Elissa Landi
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Gordon Harker
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Basil Sydney
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Hugh Williams
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Athole Stewart
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Coral Browne
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Margaret Lockwood
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Esme Percy
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