On a walking tour of English cathedrals, Donald Meadows meets Hester Granthem in church. Hearing he is from that hot-bed of crime, Chicago, Hester asks Donald to help her in a robbery she has planned. Thinking it a joke, he plays along; but Hester is serious, and hearing that she plans to rob Mr. Waller, the man who has cheated her father out of thousands of pounds, Donald agrees. A robbery at a pub is arranged, but the Bishop of Broadminster, an avid mystery fan, and his sister stumble into it. Playing detective the Bishop complicates matters and each side, the Bishop, the unscrupulous Waller, the gang Hester hires, and Hester and Donald, each get the upper hand along the way.
Directed by E.A. Dupont
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Cast
Edmund Gwenn
Bishop
Maureen O'Sullivan
Hester Grantham
Lucile Watson
Lady Emily Lyons
Reginald Owen
Guy Waller
Dudley Digges
Red
Norman Foster
Donald Meadows
Lilian Bond
Mrs. Millie Waller
Melville Cooper
Collins
Robert Greig
Rosalind
Charles McNaughton
Frenchy Thorpe
Etienne Girardot
Brooke
Ivan F. Simpson
Mr. Grantham
Lumsden Hare
Constable
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