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film by Wood [1939]
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    Raffles (1939), starring David Niven and Olivia de Havilland, was an entertaining version of the oft-filmed adventures of a gentleman thief. Even better was Our Town (1940), a well-handled adaptation of the Thornton Wilder play that used many from the Broadway cast, including

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    Raffles (1939), starring David Niven and Olivia de Havilland, was an entertaining version of the oft-filmed adventures of a gentleman thief. Even better was Our Town (1940), a well-handled adaptation of the Thornton Wilder play that used many from the Broadway cast, including

    Read More