The Return of the Rat

The Return of the Rat - 1929 | 84 mins | Crime | B&W

The Production Team

Director: Graham Cutts.
Producer: Michael Balcon.
Script: A. Neil Lyons, Angus MacPhail and Edgar C. Middleton. (based on characters created by Ivor Novello and Constance Collier)
Cinematography: Roy F. Overbaugh

The Cast

Ivor Novello - Pierre "The Rat" Boucheron
Isabel Jeans - Zelia de Chaumet
Mabel Poulton - Lisette
Gordon Harker - Morell
Marie Ault Mere - Colline
Bernard Nedell - Henri
Scotch Kelly - Bill
Harry Terry - Alf

Plot Synopsis

The final instalment of Ivor Novello’s three films as The Rat. In this story he has deserted the underworld to marry the woman he loves, Zelie (Isabel Jeans), a lady of fashion. It does not work out and he returns to his old haunts, falling in love with a young barmaid (Mabel Poulton), but his failed marriage comes back to haunt him when he is challenged to a duel by his former wife’s lover.