Second Thoughts, also released as The Crime of Peter Frame,[1] is a 1938 British drama film directed by Albert Parker and starring Frank Fox, Evelyn Ankers, Frank Allenby and Joan Hickson.[2] It was made at Wembley Studios as a quota quickie by the British subsidiary of 20th Century Fox.[3]
| Second Thoughts | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Albert Parker |
| Written by | David Evans |
| Starring | Frank Fox Evelyn Ankers Frank Allenby |
| Cinematography | Ronald Neame |
Production company | 20th Century Fox- British Pictures |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 61min |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Synopsis
editThe screenplay concerns a chemist who is left unhinged following a laboratory explosion and begins to plot a murder.
Cast
edit- Frank Fox as Tony Gordon
- Evelyn Ankers as Molly Frame
- Frank Allenby as Peter Frame
- A. Bromley Davenport as George Gaunt
- Marjorie Fielding as Mrs Gaunt
- Joan Hickson as Ellen
- Bill Shine as Minor Role
Critical reception
editTV Guide called it an "Undistinguished second feature in spite of all the spent rage."[4]
References
edit- ^ "The Crime of Peter Frame (1938) - Albert Parker - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie".
- ^ "Second Thoughts". BFI. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ Chibnall p.300
- ^ "The Crime Of Peter Frame".
Bibliography
edit- 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.
External links
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