The Calendar (1931 film)

The Calendar is a 1931 British drama film directed by T. Hayes Hunter and starring Herbert Marshall, Edna Best and Anne Grey. Racehorse owner Anson is swindled by a woman named Wenda and goes up in front of the Jockey Club where he is disqualified on race fixing allegations. He decides to get his own back with the help of Hillcott, an ex-burglar. Jill is the love interest.[1] It was released as Bachelor's Folly in the United States.

The Calendar
Directed byT. Hayes Hunter
Written byAngus MacPhail
Robert Stevenson
Based onThe Calendar
by Edgar Wallace
Produced byMichael Balcon
StarringHerbert Marshall
Edna Best
Anne Grey
CinematographyAlex Bryce
Bernard Knowles
Edited byBryan Edgar Wallace
Music byHarold V. King
Production
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Distributed byWoolf & Freedman Film Service
Release date
  • 31 October 1931 (1931-10-31)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The film was made at Beaconsfield Studios.[2] It was based on The Calendar, a 1929 play and subsequent novel by Edgar Wallace. A remake was released in 1948.

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References

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  1. ^ BFI Database entry
  2. ^ Wood p.71

Bibliography

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  • Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927–1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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