The Roof
Inspector Darrow investigates the death of a wealthy man.
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Release Date
January 1, 1933
Popularity
0
Director
George A. Cooper
Where to Watch
Cast
Leslie Perrins
Inspector Darrow
Judy Gunn
Carole Foster
Russell Thorndike
Clive Bristow
Michael Hogan
Samuel Morton
Ivor Barnard
Arthur Stannard
Eliot Makeham
John Rutherford
George Zucco
James Renton
Leo Britt
Tony Freyne
D.J. Williams
Fritz Klein
Hector Abbas
Otto Bemberg
Cyril Smith
McNair
Barbara Everest
Mrs. Foster
Reviews
CinemaSerf
I was quite pleasantly surprised by this simple little crime caper. It's all centred around the investigations of "Insp. Darrow" (Leslie Perrins) who has to look into the death of a wealthy man with no shortage of suspects. To add to the intrigue, there are two timelines with the Great War in the middle, and what appears to be a dwindling collection of precious jewels left in trust for the man's son, as the search for the truth hots up. It cannot have had much of a budget, nor a timeframe for shooting - and at times the style of presentation is distinctly static, but it doesn't hang around for just shy of an hour and as an early-ish example of a British talkie is actually quite watchable.
