Flannelfoot (1953)
1h 14m
Running Time
November 1, 1953Release Date
Plot.
Ace crime reporter Watling tries to discover the identity of a notorious jewel thief, but his informant is murdered. At a house party, Watling helps detective Adam expose the criminal.
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Cast & Crew.
Ronald Howard
Detective Sgt. Fitzgerald
Mary Germaine
Kathleen Fraser
Jack Watling
Frank Mitchell
Stuart Lindsell
Lord Wexford
Ronald Adam
Inspector Duggan
Gene Anderson
Renee Wexford
Maclean Rogers
Director
Jack Henry
Writer
Details.
Wiki.
Flannelfoot is a 1953 British crime film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Ronald Howard, Mary Germaine and Jack Watling. It was made at Walton Studios. The film's sets were designed by John Stoll.
The film reflects the media interest in the notorious and elusive cat burglar of the 1930s Harry Edward Vickers who was nicknamed Flannelfoot because he would cover his boots with cloth to silence his footsteps. The title and the burglar's use of cloth on his boots are the only two resemblances between the actual case and the film's plot, with the latter instead mainly set in the early 1950s.