Crime Over London
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Crime Over London | |
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Directed by | Alfred Zeisler |
Produced by | Marcel Hellman |
Written by | Ludwig von Wohl (novel) Harold French Norman Alexander |
Starring | Margot Grahame Paul Cavanagh David Burns Basil Sydney |
Music by | Percival Mackey |
Cinematography | Victor Arménise |
Edited by | Conrad von Molo |
Production
company |
Criterion Film Productions
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Distributed by | United Artists (UK) Gaumont British (US) |
Release dates
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22 October 1936 |
Running time
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84 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Crime Over London is a 1936 British crime film directed by Alfred Zeisler and starring Margot Grahame, Paul Cavanagh and David Burns. It was made at Isleworth Studios,[1] based on the novel House of a Thousand Windows by Ludwig von Wohl. The film's sets were designed by art director Edward Carrick.
Plot
With the police on their tail, a gang of New York criminals decided to relocate to London where they plan a major robbery on a department store.
Main cast
- Margot Grahame as Pearl - Gang-Moll
- Paul Cavanagh as Inspector Gary
- David Burns as Sniffy
- Joseph Cawthorn as Mr. Sherwood / Reilly
- Basil Sydney as 'Joker' Finnigan
- Rene Ray as Joan
- Bruce Lester as Ronald Martin
- Edmon Ryan as Spider
- John Darrow as Jim
- Danny Green as Klemm
- Googie Withers as Miss Dupres
- Torin Thatcher as Mr. Finley
References
- ↑ Wood p.89
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
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- English-language films
- 1936 films
- 1930s crime films
- British films
- British crime films
- Films set in London
- Films directed by Alfred Zeisler
- Isleworth Studios films
- Films based on British novels
- 1930s British film stubs
- 1930s crime film stubs
- British black-and-white films