Number Seventeen
“A great play. A great novel. And a greater film.”
A gang of jewel thieves hides out in an abandoned London house after a robbery, unaware that a detective is among them in disguise.
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Cast
9 people
Leon M. Lion
Ben
Also in
The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss
Lady in Danger
Anne Grey
Nora
Known for
Bonnie Scotland
John Stuart
Barton
Known for
The Pleasure Garden
Village of the Damned
Donald Calthrop
Nora's Escort Brant
Known for
Blackmail
Scrooge
Barry Jones
Henry Doyle
Known for
Brigadoon
War and Peace
Ann Casson
Rose Ackroyd
Known for
I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle
Henry Caine
Mr. Ackroyd
Known for
The Small Back Room
Garry Marsh
Sheldrake
Known for
Scrooge
Herbert Langley
The Guard on Train (uncredited)
Also in
The Wonderful Story
Flames of Passion
Alfred Hitchcock Director · Alma Reville Screenplay Rodney Ackland Screenplay
First release July 18, 1932 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
British International Pictures
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Denmark · July 18, 1932
TV
United Kingdom · July 18, 1932
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Finland
July 18, 1932 · Theatrical
France
April 2, 2025 · Theatrical · Nouvelle restauration 4K
April 15, 2025 · Physical · Blu-ray Carlotta "Coffret Hitchcock en 10 films"
Germany
March 5, 1979 · TV
Sweden
July 18, 1932 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 7, 1932 · Theatrical
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