Hammer the Toff

1952
1h 11m

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A detective proves that a Robin Hood-type crook did not steal a metal formula.A detective proves that a Robin Hood-type crook did not steal a metal formula.A detective proves that a Robin Hood-type crook did not steal a metal formula.

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6.0/10

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John Bentley

The Honourable Richard Rollison aka The Toff

Patricia Dainton

Susan Lancaster

John Robinson

Jim Linnett

Valentine Dyall

Inspector Grice

Lockwood West

Kennedy

Katharine Blake

Janet Lynn
(as Katherine Blake)

Roddy Hughes

Jolly

Wally Patch

Bert Ebbutt

Basil Dignam

Superintendent

Ian Fleming

Dr. Lancaster

Wallace Bosco

Man Helping Dr. Lancaster
(uncredited)

Jim Brady

Jim
(uncredited)

Max Brent

Bill Merrick
(uncredited)

Vivienne Burgess

Miss Parkinson
(uncredited)

Gordon Craig

Thug
(uncredited)

Monti DeLyle

The Spaniard
(uncredited)

Charles Hawtrey

Lorne Court Hotel Cashier
(uncredited)

Andreas Malandrinos

Benson
(uncredited)

Director
- Maclean Rogers
Writer
- John Creasey
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Trivia
This was one of the "75 Most Wanted" films listed by the British Film Institute as "Missing, believed lost". It has since been found.

Quotes
The Honourable Richard Rollison: [Surveys the chair adjacent to the interior door,] Keyholing, Jolly?
Jolly: Yes, sir!

Connections
Edited into ITV Television Playhouse: Hammer the Toff (1958)

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Featured review

2/10

Salute The Toff

A Toffee-nosed rich, upper class person, is a sleuth & becomes a self-professed detective. This is a little better than its predecessor 'Salute The Toff', with a less complex plot.