Rent The Fire Raisers (1934)
3.0 of 5 from 52 ratings
1h 13min
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- Synopsis:
Jim Bronton (Leslie Banks) is an insurance agent who helps his clients maximise their fire insurance claims. When Bronton gets a tip off that the Sonners warehouse is ablaze he quickly gets to the scene and recovers the company's books from the burning building. When Bronton realises Sonners (George Merritt) has committed arson he blackmails Sonners into letting him represent his case Bronton makes a killing on the claim. Bronton's dubious activities however bring his business to the attention of the Lloyds insurance brokers who he continues to outsmart. When he marries the daughter of a Lloyds broker with expensive tastes he is forced to consider a dangerous proposal that could end in tragedy. - Actors:
- Leslie Banks, Anne Grey, Carol Goodner, Frank Cellier, Francis L. Sullivan, Lawrence Anderson, Harry Caine, George Merritt, Danny Green, Joyce Kirby, Wally Patch, Ben Welden
- Directors:
- Michael Powell
- Producers:
- Jerome Jackson
- Writers:
- Jerome Jackson
- Studio:
- Strawberry Media
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Thrillers
- Collections:
- The Instant Expert's Guide to Powell and Pressburger
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Interesting - The Fire Raisers review by sb
Michael Powell's debut film which may be a long way away from the heights he would attain in later years its still an interesting film.
Banks plays Bronton a fire investigator who plays as the middle man between the crooked owners who burn down their warehouses for the insurance and Lloyds and takes his cut off both sides.
He's doing well with a string of race horses but a series of losses and a new expensive wife soon forces him into a deal with dodgy financier Stedding (a very sinister Sullivan) which involves him in setting the actual fires themselves.
He soon finds himself way out of his depth as the cases become more and more serious with loss of life - can he redeem himself in the eyes of those he loves....
It begins as a frothy comedy with sharp banter and reparteee but soon darkens into a much more moral conundrum.
Banks is very good in the lead with a solid support and for fans of Powell were worth a look - 4/5
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