Line Engaged is a 1935 British, black-and-white, thriller directed by Bernard Mainwaring and starring Bramwell Fletcher, Jane Baxter and Arthur Wontner.[1] It was produced by British Lion Film Corporation.
| Line Engaged | |
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| Directed by | Bernard Mainwaring |
| Written by | Bernard Mainwaring (screenplay) Jack Celestin (play) Jack DeLeon (play) |
| Produced by | Herbert Smith |
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Running time | 68 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
editEva Rutland (played by Jane Baxter), the wife of caddish Gordon (Leslie Perrins), is in love with David Morland (Bramwell Fletcher), a successful novelist. David's father, an Inspector (Arthur Wontner) gives his son a cast iron murder plot. Later, when Gordon is shot, it seems David has fulfilled his father's hypothetical musings.
Cast
edit- Bramwell Fletcher as David Morland
- Jane Baxter as Eva Rutland
- Arthur Wontner as Insp. Morland
- Mary Clare as Mrs. Gardner
- Leslie Perrins as Gordon Rutland
- George Merritt as Sgt. Thomas
- Kathleen Harrison as Maid
- John Turnbull as Supt. Harrison
- Coral Browne as Doreen
- Ronald Shiner as Ryan
References
edit- ^ "Line Engaged (1936)". Archived from the original on 13 January 2009.
External links
edit- Line Engaged at AllMovie
- Line Engaged at the British Film Institute[better source needed]
- Line Engaged at IMDb
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