Catch as Catch Can

1h 11min

Thriller

Undercover agent Robert Leyland entraps crooks trying to sneak expensive goods past customs on transatlantic crossings. After Leyland falls for reluctant smuggler Barbara Standish, he convinces her to return with him to France with her cache of diamonds. But she is unaware of a network of thieves onboard their ship, competing against each other to make off with her jewels.

Cast

James Mason

James Mason

Robert Leyland
Viki Dobson

Viki Dobson

Barbara Standish
Eddie Pola

Eddie Pola

'Terrible' Tony Canzari
Finlay Currie

Finlay Currie

Al Parson
John Warwick

John Warwick

Eddie 'Babyface' Fallon
Margaret Rutherford

Margaret Rutherford

'Crafty' Maggie Carberry
Paul Blake

Paul Blake

Cornwallis
Eva Hudson

Eva Hudson

Manzanilla
Paul Sheridan

Paul Sheridan

Fournival
Peter Popp

Peter Popp

Bertram Plush
Bernard Merefield

Bernard Merefield

Mr Lowry, Ship's Purser
Charles Sewell

Charles Sewell

Ship's Captain
Zoe Wynn

Zoe Wynn

Lenore Kendall
Jack Lester

Jack Lester

Superintendent Welbekker

Release date

1st Jul 1937

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English