Night Journey (1938 film)

Night Journey is a 1938 British crime drama film directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring Geoffrey Toone, Patricia Hilliard and Alf Goddard.[2] It was shot at Walton Studios as a quota quickie.[3] The film's sets were designed by the art director R. Holmes Paul.

Night Journey
Directed byOswald Mitchell
Written byJim Phelan
Maisie Sharman
Produced byJohn Corfield
StarringGeoffrey Toone
Patricia Hilliard
Alf Goddard
CinematographyGeoffrey Faithfull
Edited byDouglas Myers
Music byPercival Mackey
Production
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Distributed byButcher's Film Service
Release date
  • December 1938 (1938-12)
Running time
76 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£15,692[1]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Chapman, Llewella. "'The highest salary ever paid to a human being': Creating a Database of Film Costs from the Bank of England". Journal of British cinema and television, 2022-10. Vol. 19, no. 4. Edinburgh University Press. p. 470-494 at 479.
  2. ^ Wood p.99
  3. ^ Chibnall p.300

Bibliography

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  • Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
  • Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
  • Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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