Jump for Glory

Jump for Glory is a 1937 British romantic drama film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Valerie Hobson and Alan Hale. It was based on a novel by Gordon McDonnell.

Synopsis

Rick Morgan, an American involved in the bootlegging trade, is forced to relocate to Britain where he becomes one of the top cat burglars in London. One night while breaking into a house he runs into the daughter of its occupant Glory Fane and they soon fall in love. However, one of Morgan's old associates from the United States, now masquerading as a respectable member of British society, threatens to wreck his chances of going straight and finding happiness with Glory.

Cast

• Douglas Fairbanks Jr. as Ricky Morgan
• Valerie Hobson as Glory Fane
• Alan Hale as Jim Diall 'Colonel Fane'
• Jack Melford as Thompson
• Anthony Ireland as Sir Timothy Haddon
• Barbara Everest as Mrs. Nolan
• Edward Rigby as Sanders
• Esme Percy as Robinson
• Basil Radford as Defending Counsel
• Leo Genn as Prosecuting Counsel
• Ian Fleming as Coroner
• Frank Birch as Vicar

Bibliography

• Low, Rachael. History of the British Film: Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985 .

External links

• Jump for Glory at IMDb