The Rat is a 1937 British drama film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Anton Walbrook, Ruth Chatterton, and René Ray. It is based on the play The Rat by Ivor Novello which had previously been made into a 1925 film The Rat starring Novello. It was made at Denham Studios by Herbert Wilcox Productions.
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Plot
Infamous Parisian jewel thief Jean Boucheron, known as 'the Rat', attracts the fancy of socialite Zelia de Chaumont, mistress of a South American millionaire. She intends to reform 'the Rat', but he's only interested in relieving her of her pearls.
Cast
Anton Walbrook as Jean Boucheron, 'the Rat'
Ruth Chatterton as Zelia de Chaumont
René Ray as Odile Verdier
Beatrix Lehmann as Marguerite
Mary Clare as Mere Colline
Felix Aylmer as Prosecuting Counsel
Hugh Miller as Luis Stets
Gordon McLeod as Caillard
Frederick Culley as Judge
Nadine March as Rose
George Merritt Pierre Verdier
Leo Genn as Defending Counsel
Fanny Wright as Therese
Bob Gregory as Albert
Ivan Wilmot as Peter
J.H. Roberts as Butler
Aubrey Mallalieu as The Jeweller
Katie Johnson as the nun in the cell
Reception
Kinematograph Weekly reported the film as a "surprise" "turn up" at the British box office in March 1938.