Movie Cosmos - The King's Thief

Description:

An ex-soldier turned highwayman uncovers a plot to take control of England from King Charles II.

Top Cast >

Ann Blyth

As Lady Mary

Edmund Purdom

As Michael Dermott

David Niven

As James - Duke of Brampton

George Sanders

As King Charles II

Roger Moore

As Jack

John Dehner

As Captain Herrick

Sean McClory

As Sheldon

Tudor Owen

As Simon

Melville Cooper

As Henry Wynch

Alan Mowbray

As Sir Gilbert Talbot

Rhys Williams

As Turnkey

Joan Elan

As Charity Fell

Charles Davis

As Apothecary

Ian Wolfe

As Fell

Paul Cavanagh

As Sir Edward Scott

Lillian Kemble-Cooper

As Mrs. Fell

Isobel Elsom

As Mrs. Bennett

Milton Parsons

As Adam Urich

Lord Layton

As Jacob Hall

Queenie Leonard

As Apothecary's Wife

Owen McGiveney

As Hoskins

Robert Dix

As Husky

Michael Dugan

As Husky

James Logan

As Guard

Jimmy Aubrey

As Little Man (uncredited)

Leonard Carey

As Servant (uncredited)

Leslie Denison

As Beadle (voice) (uncredited)

Ronald Green

As Hired Swordsman (uncredited)

Peter Hansen

As Sir Isaac Newton (uncredited)

Ramsay Hill

As Lord (uncredited)

Charles Keane

As Guard (uncredited)

Keith McConnell

As Usher (uncredited)

John Monaghan

As Shaddy (uncredited)

Matt Moore

As Gentleman (uncredited)

Clive Morgan

As Captain of Guards (uncredited)

Vesey O'Davoren

As Courier (uncredited)

Gordon Richards

As Courier (uncredited)

Lewis L. Russell

As Gentleman (uncredited)

Gilchrist Stuart

As Clerk (uncredited)

Trevor Ward

As Perspiring Man (uncredited)

Trude Wyler

As Celestine (uncredited)

Ashley Cowan

Top Crew >

Robert Z. Leonard

Director

Hugo Fregonese

Director

Max Rabinowitz

Musician

Si Zentner

Musician

Edwin H. Knopf

Producer

John McSweeney Jr.

Editor

Cedric Gibbons

Art Direction

Robert Saunders

Assistant Director

James Brock

Sound

Warren Newcombe

Special Effects

Walter Plunkett

Costume Design

Uan Rasey

Musician

Virginia Majewski

Musician

Malcolm Brown

Art Direction

Edwin B. Willis

Set Decoration

John Truwe

Makeup Artist

Eugene Zador

Orchestrator

Al Shenberg

Unit Manager

Yakima Canutt

Second Unit Director

Ed Haight

Sound Editor

Alex Alexander

Musician

Robert H. Planck

Cinematography

Sydney Guilaroff

Hair Designer

Jack Marshall

Musician

Miklós Rózsa

Conductor, Original Music Composer

Matthew Yuricich

Matte Painter

William Tuttle

Makeup Artist

Scott Perry Sr.

Sound Editor

Milton Raskin

Musician

Joe Canutt

Stunts

Richard Pefferle

Set Decoration

Joan Joseff

Other

John Lipow

Sound Editor

Christopher Knopf

Writer

Robert Hardy Andrews

Story

Reviews:

CinemaSerf (6/10)

Edmund Purdom plays "Michael Dermott" a petty crook and the hero in this tale of a 17th Century plot by the evil, ambitious "Duke of Brampton" (David Niven) to amass a fortune by denouncing as many wealthy nobles as he can before he can depose the weak Charles II (George Sanders) and rule Britain. Ann Blyth is the daughter of one such man who was hung for treason. She enlists the help of Purdom and they set out to foil these dastardly plans with the aid of the Duke's self-incriminating little black book. It's a fine looking film, and Niven and Sanders put some class into it. Otherwise, though, the leads are quite feeble as is the script.

2022-11-14