Doctor Syn (film)

Doctor Syn
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Directed byRoy William Neill
Maude T. Howell (asst.)
Written byRoger Burford
Michael Hogan
Based onnovel by Russell Thorndike
Produced byMichael Balcon
Edward Black
StarringGeorge Arliss
Margaret Lockwood
John Loder
CinematographyJack E. Cox
Edited byR. E. Dearing
Music byLouis Levy
Hugh Bath
Jack Beaver
Production
company
Release dates
  • 25 August 1937 (1937-08-25) (U.K.)
  • 14 November 1937 (1937-11-14) (U.S.)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Doctor Syn (Dr. Syn in the United States) is a 1937 British black-and-white historical dramatic adventure film, directed by Roy William Neill for Gainsborough Pictures. It stars George Arliss (in his last feature film), Margaret Lockwood, Graham Moffatt, and Ronald Shiner.[1] The film is based on the Doctor Syn novels of Russell Thorndike, set in 18th-century Kent. The character of Syn and the events at the film's climax were both softened considerably in comparison to Thorndike's original storyline.