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Lloyd's of London

Lloyd's of London

  • Status: Released
  • 25-11-1936
  • Runtime: 113 min
  • Score: 7.1
  • Vote count: 22

Norfolk, England, 1770. The nephew of an innkeeper and the son of a reverend maintain a very close friendship until, after living a great adventure, they must separate their paths. The former will head his footsteps to London and bound his destiny to Lloyd's, a thriving insurance company; the latter will eventually become one of the greatest heroes in the history of the British Empire.

Freddie Bartholomew

Young Jonathan Blake

Madeleine Carroll

Elizabeth Stacy

Guy Standing

John Angerstein

Tyrone Power

Jonathan Blake

C. Aubrey Smith

Old Q

Virginia Field

Polly

Douglas Scott

Horatio Nelson

George Sanders

Everett Stacy

J.M. Kerrigan

Brook Watson

Una O'Connor

Widow Blake

Forrester Harvey

Percival Potts

Gavin Muir

Gavin Gore

E. E. Clive

Magistrate

Miles Mander

Jukes

Montagu Love

Hawkins

John Burton

Lord Nelson

Arthur Hohl

First Captain

Robert Greig

Lord Drayton

Lumsden Hare

Captain Suckling

Will Stanton

Smutt

Murray Kinnell

Reverend Nelson

Billy Bevan

Innkeeper

Elsa Buchanan

Servant Girl

Georges Renavent

French Lieutenant

Reginald Barlow

Second Captain

May Beatty

Lady Markham

Lester Matthews

Captain Hardy

Vernon Steele

Thomas Lawrence

Barlowe Borland

Joshua Lamb

Hugh Huntley

Prince of Wales

Charles Croker-King

Willoughby

Ivan F. Simpson

Old Man

Holmes Herbert

Spokesman

Charles McNaughton

Waiter #1

Leonard Mudie

Waiter #2

Charles Coleman

Waiter #3

Thomas Pogue

Benjamin Franklin

Yorke Sherwood

Sam Johnson

Agostino Borgato

French Miller (uncredited)

Winifred Harris

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This is quite an interesting tale that shows us some of a very young Tyrone Power's potential and also tells us a little about the establishment of Lloyd's of London - the world's largest maritime insurance operation. The story starts in rural Norfolk where two boys decide to run away together - one is Horatio Nelson (Douglas Scott) the other "Jonathan Blake" (Freddie Bartholomew). Their plan is thwarted, though, and "Blake" ends up serving on a ship with his uncle - and on returning from his escapades at sea, visits Lloyd's Coffee House with some secret information on dodgy insurance fraudsters. He is taken under the wing of the honest and reputable "Mr. Angerstein" (Sir Guy Standing) and is soon learning the ropes of the insurance business. What follows is quite an engaging tale of his life and loves as he spars with the duplicitous George Sanders ("Lord Stacy") over his wife, whom "Blake" has fallen head over heels for - Madeleine Carroll; and his ambition to make his own fortune by insuring just about anything - including lives - against a background of the war between Britain and Napoleon! The film offers only a slight nod to fact, but the personification of "Blake" as a patriot determined to help his childhood friend and his country at all costs is at times quite brave and rousing - and the ensemble, including cameos from C. Aubrey Smith and Una O'Connor help to keep this interesting for a slightly over-long 2 hours.