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] It was based on the novel Nine Days Blunder by Gerald Elliott.
| Cross Currents | |
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| Directed by | Adrian Brunel |
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| Produced by | Anthony Havelock-Allan |
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| Cinematography | Francis Carver |
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| Distributed by | Paramount British Pictures |
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Running time | 68 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
editA Devon Vicar mistakenly comes under suspicion of murdering a rival in love.
Cast
edit- 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
edit- ^ Chibnall p.45
Bibliography
edit- 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 .
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