

The Green Cockatoo
1937-12-01 · 65 min · ★ 5.9
A young girl is travelling to London to find work. Arriving at the station, she meets a man who has been stabbed by a member of a gang of crooks involved with greyhound racing. She becomes a suspect, but flees the scene in order to deliver a message to the dead man's brother. She is protected from the police by a night club entertainer, who she learns is the man she is seeking.
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- Directors
- William Cameron Menzies
- Production companies
- New World Pictures (GB)
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
John MillsJim Connor
Rène RayEileen
Charles OliverTerrell, gang boss
Bruce SetonMadison, tall henchman
Robert NewtonDave Connor
Allan JeayesThe Detective Inspector
Frank AtkinsonProtheroe, the butler
Tyrell DavisCharlie, the Bartender
William DewhurstTrain Passenger
Clifford Heatherley
David Horne
Aileen MarsonHotel Majestic Maid
Orlando Martins
Bill Shine
Harry Terry
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