Raffles (1958 film)

Raffles
Raffles
Directed by	Alejandro Galindo
Written by	Alejandro Galindo
Based on	The Amateur Cracksman; 1899 novel; by E. W. Hornung; Eugene Wiley Presbrey (1906 play)
Produced by	Alfredo Ripstein hijo ; César Santos Galindo
Starring	Rafael Bertrand ; María Duval ; Prudencia Grifell
Cinematography	Raúl Martínez Solares
Edited by	Charles L. Kimball
Music by	Gustavo César Carrión
Production; company	Alameda Films
Distributed by	Alameda Films
Release date	10 October 1958;
Country	Mexico
Language	Spanish

Written byAlejandro Galindo

Based onThe Amateur Cracksman
1899 novel
by E. W. Hornung
Eugene Wiley Presbrey (1906 play)

Raffles (Spanish: Raffles mexicano) is a 1958 Mexican crime film directed by Alejandro Galindo and starring Rafael Bertrand, María Duval and Prudencia Grifell.^[1] The film is based on E.W. Hornung books about the British gentleman thief A.J. Raffles, who is portrayed here as a Mexican. The film appears to be lost.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Gunther Gerszo.

v t e E. W. Hornung's A. J. Raffles
Raffles stories and adaptations
Books	The Amateur Cracksman "The Ides of March" The Black Mask A Thief in the Night Mr. Justice Raffles
Characters	A. J. Raffles Bunny Manders
Films	The Van Nostrand Tiara (1913) Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman (1917) Mr. Justice Raffles (1921) Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman (1925) Raffles (1930) The Return of Raffles (1932) Raffles (1939) Raffles (1958)
Television	Raffles (TV series) (1975/1977) Gentleman Thief (2001)
Stage	The Burglar and the Lady (1905) The Return of A. J. Raffles (1975)
Radio	Raffles (radio series) (1985–1993) Raffles, the Gentleman Thief (2004–present)

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