Cross Currents (film)
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Cross Currents | |
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Directed by | Adrian Brunel |
Produced by | Anthony Havelock-Allan |
Written by | Gerald Elliott (novel) Leigh Aman Adrian Brunel |
Starring | Ian Colin Marjorie Hume Evelyn Foster Frank Birch |
Cinematography | Francis Carver |
Production
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Distributed by | Paramount British Pictures |
Release dates
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July 1935 |
Running time
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68 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Cross Currents is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Adrian Brunel and starring Ian Colin, Marjorie Hume and Evelyn Foster. The film was made as a quota quickie supporting feature, for distribution by Paramount to allow them to meet the annual quota established by the British government. Much of the film was shot on location in Cornwall.[1]
A Devon Vicar mistakenly comes under suspicion of murdering a rival in love. It was based on the novel Nine Days Blunder by Gerald Elliott.
Contents
Cast
- Ian Colin as Tony Brocklehurst
- Marjorie Hume as Mrs. Stepping-Drayton
- Evelyn Foster as Margery Weston
- Frank Birch as Rev. Eustace Hickling
- Aubrey Mallalieu as Gen. Trumpington
- Kate Saxon as Miss Cruickshank
- Aubrey Dexter as Colonel Bagge-Grant
- Bryan Powley as Cmdr. Mannering
- Sally Gray as Sally Croker
References
- ↑ Chibnall p.45
Bibliography
- Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' film. British Film Institute, 2007.
- Low, Rachael. History of the British Film: Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985 .
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Cross Currents at IMDb
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- English-language films
- 1935 films
- British films
- 1930s comedy films
- British comedy films
- Elstree Studios films
- Films directed by Adrian Brunel
- Films set in Devon
- Films set in England
- Films produced by Anthony Havelock-Allan
- 1930s British comedy film stubs
- British black-and-white films