Catch as Catch Can (1937)

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 (15)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

James Mason

Robert Leyland

V

Viki Dobson

Barbara Standish

E

Eddie Pola

'Terrible' Tony Canzari

Finlay Currie

Al Parson

J

John Warwick

Eddie 'Babyface' Fallon

Margaret Rutherford

'Crafty' Maggie Carberry

P

Paul Blake

Cornwallis

J

James Mageean

Ben

E

Eva Hudson

Manzanilla

P

Paul Sheridan

Fournival

P

Peter Popp

Bertram Plush

B

Bernard Merefield

Mr Lowry, Ship's Purser

C

Charles Sewell

Ship's Captain

Z

Zoe Wynn

Lenore Kendall

J

Jack Lester

Superintendent Welbekker

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