Monday, May 31, 2021

Sunday, May 30 - The Mysterious Mr. Davis

The Mysterious Mr. Davis (1939)

Julian Roscoe (Henry Kendal) is an unemployed family man whose finances are so desperate that the gas to the small drab rented flat has just been cut off and the landlord is pressing for the unpaid rent.

His neighbor, Milton (Guy Middleton), suddenly offers him a job which turns out to be as a stooge for a shady transaction.

He has second thoughts ,invents a partner, Mr. Davis, manages to get his hands on some junk bonds and creates the illusion of wealth. Meanwhile Alastair Sim is coming in and out of the film as a financier whose had a mental breakdown. Milton picks a W. Davis out of the phone book and she becomes involved in this strange film.

No comments:

Post a Comment