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Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman is a american film of genre Drama directed by King Baggot released in USA on 23 may 1925 with House Peters, Sr.

Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman (1925)

Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman
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Released in USA 23 may 1925
Length 1h
Directed by ,    
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Adventure,    Crime,    Romance
Rating50% 2.5113252.5113252.5113252.5113252.511325

For other versions, see Raffles the Amateur Cracksman (1917), Raffles (1930 film) and Raffles (1939 film).

Raffles (1925) is a feature length silent adventure crime drama/romance motion picture starring House Peters, Miss DuPont, Hedda Hopper, Fred Esmelton and Walter Long.

Directed by King Baggot and produced by Carl Laemmle's Universal Pictures, the screenplay was adapted by Harvey F. Thew from the play by Eugene W. Presbrey and the 1899 novel, The Amateur Cracksman, by E.W. Hornung.

Synopsis

Raffles (played by House Peters) is an English gentleman with a secret life—he is the notorious jewel thief known as "The Amateur Cracksman." While sailing from India to England accompanied by his friend, Bunny Manners (played by Freeman Wood), it is rumored that the infamous cracksman is aboard ship. Raffles warns a lady passenger to keep an eye on her necklace, which is stolen soon afterward. Although a search reveals no evidence, the necklace is returned upon reaching London.

Actors

House Peters, Sr.

(Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman)Hedda Hopper

(Mrs. Clarice Vidal)Miss DuPont

(Gwendolyn Amersteth)Fred Esmelton

(Capt. Bedford)Walter Long

(Crawshay)
And :
Winter Hall
Kate Lester
Freeman Wood
Lillian Langdon
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