Hotel Splendide (1932 film)
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| Hotel Splendide | |
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| Directed by | Michael Powell |
| Produced by | Jerome Jackson |
| Written by | Philip MacDonald (story) Ralph Smart |
| Starring | Jerry Verno Anthony Holles Edgar Norfolk |
| Cinematography | Geoffrey Faithfull Arthur Grant |
| Edited by | Arthur Seabourne |
| Distributed by | Ideal |
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Release dates
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18 July 1932 (UK) |
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Running time
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53 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Hotel Splendide is a 1932 British comedy drama film directed by Michael Powell. It was made as a Quota quickie.
Plot
Jerry Mason inherits the Hotel Splendide at Speymouth but is disappointed when he sees it is a quiet place with few permanent residents. Gentleman Charlie, a jewel thief arrives after a long spell in prison expecting to be able to dig up the pearls he had buried - only to find the hotel has been built on the site.
Cast
- Jerry Verno as Jerry Mason
- Anthony Holles as 'Mrs.LeGrange'
- Edgar Norfolk as 'Gentleman Charlie'
- Philip Morant as Mr.Meek
- Sybil Grove as Mrs.Harkness
- Vera Sherborne as Joyce Dacre
- Paddy Browne as Miss Meek
- Michael Powell as Bugging device engineer (uncredited)
Production
Made for £4,000 for Gaumont-British, the film features one of the earliest cinematic uses of Gounod's "Funeral March of the Marionettes", better known as the theme music for Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
References
Notes
Bibliography
- Chibnal, Steve. Quota Quickies : The Birth of the British 'B' Film. London: BFI, 2007. ISBN 1-84457-155-6
- Powell, Michael. A Life in Movies: An Autobiography. London: Heinemann, 1986. ISBN 0-434-59945-X.
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Hotel Splendide at IMDb
- Hotel Splendide at AllMovie
- Hotel Splendide at the British Film Institute's Screenonline
- Hotel Splendide reviews and articles at the Powell & Pressburger Pages
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