Nigel Havers made a 2001 British television film of the story, and a 12 episode series had been made in 1975-77 with Anthony Valentine. Perhaps the best film was the 1930 version with Ronald Colman. Hornung has been made into several films and television shows. The story of the bored, rich cricket champ who cracks safes or whatever for fine jewelry just as a lark, then gives most of the proceeds to the poor - a modern Robin Hood - this story and play by E. Cooper Cliffe, Mathilde Brundage, Dudley Hill, and even Evelyn Brent in an almost non-existent part, with others in smaller parts. Starring John Barrymore in only his sixth feature film, this also has Christine Mayo, Frank Morgan, Frederick Perry, Kathryn Adams, H. Had not seen "Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman" (1917) in well over a decade or more, so I watched it again.
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