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Catch as Catch Can

19370.0 / 1071 min
Thriller

Overview

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

James Mageean

James Mageean

Ben

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

Crew

W.J. Hemsley

W.J. Hemsley

Art Direction

Cecil Mason

Cecil Mason

Sound Recordist

Colin Wark

Colin Wark

Music Director

Reginald Beck

Reginald Beck

Editor

John Cox

John Cox

Sound Recordist

Bernard Willis

Bernard Willis

Assistant Director

Fergus McDonell

Fergus McDonell

Editor

Ronald Neame

Ronald Neame

Cinematography

Roy Kellino

Roy Kellino

Director

Richard Llewellyn

Richard Llewellyn

Writer