Illegal (1932 film)
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| Directed by | William C. McGann |
| Written by | Irving Asher Roland Pertwee |
| Produced by | Irving Asher |
| Starring | Isobel Elsom Ivor Barnard D. A. Clarke-Smith |
| Cinematography | Willard Van Enger Cyril J. Knowles |
| Edited by | John Rawlins |
| Music by | Billy Gerhardi |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Brothers |
Release date |
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Running time | 64 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Illegal is a 1932 British UK-Protonoir, crime, drama film directed by William C. McGann and starring Isobel Elsom, Ivor Barnard and D. A. Clarke-Smith.
It was made as a quota quickie at Teddington Studios by the British branch of Warner Brothers.[1]
Synopsis
[edit]After her second husband drinks and gambles all her money away, a woman leaves him and decides to set up an out-of-hours drinking and gambling club in order to send her daughters to elite schools.
Cast
[edit]- Isobel Elsom as Mrs. Evelyn Dean
- Ivor Barnard as Albert
- D. A. Clarke-Smith as Franklyn Dean
- Margot Grahame as Dorothy Turner
- Moira Lynd as Ann Turner
- Edgar Norfolk as Lord Alan Sevington
- Wally Patch as Bookie
- Margaret Damer as Headmistress
References
[edit]- ^ Wood p.75
Bibliography
[edit]- Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927–1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
[edit]- Illegal at IMDb
- Illegal at the TCM Movie Database
- Illegal at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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