George Arliss plays Spike an elegant British tramp who is accidentally mistaken for a member of the Rothschild family and made a bank director..
Is it worth your time? If you have a soft spot for old-school British character actors, then absolutely. You’ll probably have a good time watching Mister Hobo on a rainy Sunday afternoon. If you need grit, fast cuts, or anything resembling a modern plot, you’ll be bored to tears within twenty minutes. This isn't exactl...
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Milton Rosmer
Henry Edwards
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"Is it worth your time? If you have a soft spot for old-school British character actors, then absolutely. You’ll probably have a good time watching Mister Hobo on a rainy Sunday afternoon. If you need grit, fast cuts, or anything resembling a modern plot, you’ll be bored to tears within twenty minutes. This isn't exactly The Maverick, but it has that same comfortable, stage-bound energy. George Arliss is doing a lot of heavy lifting here. He plays Spike with this weirdly elegant swagger that mak..."
Cecil Parker
Guy Bolton, Paul Laffitte, Maude T. Howell
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