The Five Pound Man is a 1937 British comedy crime film directed by Albert Parker and starring Judy Gunn, Edwin Styles and Charles Bannister.[1] It was made at Wembley Studios as a quota quickie by the British subsidiary of 20th Century Fox.[2]
| The Five Pound Man | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Albert Parker |
| Written by | David Evans |
| Produced by | Albert Parker |
| Starring | Judy Gunn Edwin Styles Charles Bannister |
| Cinematography | Stanley Grant |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Cast
edit- Judy Gunn as Margaret Fenton
- Edwin Styles as Richard Fordyce
- Frank Allenby as Claud Fenton
- Charles Bannister as Eustace Grant
- Esma Cannon as Lucy
- G. H. Mulcaster as Sinclair
References
editBibliography
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.
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