Crime Over London

{{Short description|1936 British film by Alfred Zeisler}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Use British English|date=May 2016}} {{Infobox film | name = Crime Over London | image = File:Crime Over London.jpg | caption = | director = Alfred Zeisler | producer = Marcel Hellman |based_on = ''House of a Thousand Windows'' by Ludwig von Wohl | writer = {{ubl|Harold French|Norman Alexander}} | narrator = | starring = {{ubl|Margot Grahame|Paul Cavanagh|David Burns|Basil Sydney}} | music = Percival Mackey | cinematography = Victor Arménise | editing = Conrad von Molo | studio = Criterion Film Productions | distributor = United Artists | released = {{Film date|1936|10|22|df=yes}} | runtime = 84 minutes | country = United Kingdom | language = English | budget = | gross = }}

'''''Crime Over London''''' is a 1936 British crime film directed by Alfred Zeisler and starring Margot Grahame, Paul Cavanagh and David Burns. It was made at Isleworth Studios,<ref>Wood p.89</ref> based on the novel ''House of a Thousand Windows'' by Ludwig von Wohl. The film's sets were designed by art director Edward Carrick. Distributed by United Artists in Britain, it was later given an American release by Gaumont British.

==Plot== With the police on their tail, a gang of New York criminals decided to relocate to London where they plan a major robbery on a department store.

==Main cast== * Margot Grahame as Pearl – Gang-Moll * Paul Cavanagh as Inspector Gary * David Burns as Sniffy * Joseph Cawthorn as Mr. Sherwood / Reilly * Basil Sydney as 'Joker' Finnigan * Rene Ray as Joan * Bruce Lester as Ronald Martin * Edmon Ryan as Spider * John Darrow as Jim * Danny Green as Klemm * Googie Withers as Miss Dupres * Roland Culver as Soap Salesman * Torin Thatcher as Mr. Finley

==References== {{reflist}}

==Bibliography== * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986.

==External links== {{IMDb title|0027476}}

Category:1936 films Category:1936 crime films Category:British crime films Category:1936 English-language films Category:Films set in London Category:Films directed by Alfred Zeisler Category:Films shot at Isleworth Studios Category:Films based on British novels Category:British black-and-white films Category:Films scored by Percival Mackey Category:1936 British films Category:United Artists films Category:English-language crime films Category:Films based on works by Louis de Wohl