Kate Plus Ten (1938)
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| Original title | Kate Plus Ten |
| Country of production | United Kingdom |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1938 |
| length | 81 minutes |
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| Director | Reginald Denham |
| script | Jeffrey Dell , Jack Hulbert , Edgar Wallace |
| production | Richard Wainwright |
| music | Allan Gray |
| camera | Roy Kellino |
| cut | Inman Hunter |
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Kate Plus Ten (translated "Kate and 10") is a British thriller by Reginald Denham from the year 1938 . The screenplay is by Jeffrey Dell and Jack Hulbert and builds on the novel of the same name by Edgar Wallace (Eng. "Käthe und her 10"). In the United States the film was released under the title Queen of Crime , in Germany it was not shown.
action
Inspector Mike Pemberton investigates a gang of gangsters and finds out that they are run by secretary Kate Westhanger. She is the boss of the gang and organizes numerous raids and other crimes. After a break-in at Lord Flamborough's bank that stole documents for a gold shipment, Pemberton concludes that the gang has committed another crime. However, he cannot arrest Kate because she has already disappeared. Shortly afterwards, the gold transport is hijacked and Pemberton is able to put Kate Westhanger in a disused mine. Her gang had left her there after trying to cheat on them and transferred the gold bars onto a truck. Together with Kate, Pemberton follows the gang by train, blocking a level crossing where he can stop them.
Reviews
In their Das Edgar Wallace Lexikon from 2004, Joachim Kramp and Jürgen Wehnert cite a review of the film by the Monthly Film Bulletin from 1961, in which it was described as “a thriller that is worth seeing in a lively style”.
supporting documents
- ^ "Kate Plus 10." In: Joachim Kramp, Jürgen Wehnert: The Edgar Wallace Lexicon. Life, work, films. It is impossible not to be captivated by Edgar Wallace! Verlag Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2004; Pp. 346-347. ISBN 3-89602-508-2 .
- ^ Review of the Monthly Film Bulletin from April 1938, quoted from "Kate Plus 10." In: Joachim Kramp, Jürgen Wehnert: The Edgar Wallace Lexikon. Life, work, films. It is impossible not to be captivated by Edgar Wallace! Verlag Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2004; Pp. 346-347. ISBN 3-89602-508-2 .
Web links
- Kate Plus Ten in the Internet Movie Database (English)