Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman (1925 film)

Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman
1925 theatrical poster
Directed byKing Baggot
Written byHarvey F. Thew
Based onThe Amateur Cracksman
1899 novel
by E. W. Hornung
Eugene Wiley Presbrey (1906 play)
Produced byUniversal Jewel (production company)
StarringHouse Peters
Miss DuPont
Hedda Hopper
Fred Esmelton
Walter Long
CinematographyCharles J. Stumar
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • May 24, 1925 (1925-05-24)
Running time
60 min. (6 reels)
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman (1925) is a feature length silent adventure crime drama/romance motion picture starring House Peters, Miss DuPont, Hedda Hopper, Fred Esmelton, and Walter Long.

Directed by King Baggot and produced by Carl Laemmle's Universal Pictures, the screenplay was adapted by Harvey F. Thew from the play by Eugene W. Presbrey and the 1899 short story collection, The Amateur Cracksman, by E.W. Hornung.[1]