Illegal is a 1932 British UK-Protonoir, crime, drama film directed by William C. McGann and starring Isobel Elsom, Ivor Barnard and D. A. Clarke-Smith.

Illegal
Directed byWilliam C. McGann
Written byIrving Asher
Roland Pertwee
Produced byIrving Asher
StarringIsobel Elsom
Ivor Barnard
D. A. Clarke-Smith
CinematographyWillard Van Enger
Cyril J. Knowles
Edited byJohn Rawlins
Music byBilly Gerhardi
Production
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Distributed byWarner Brothers
Release date
  • 29 September 1932 (1932-09-29)
Running time
64 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

It was made as a quota quickie at Teddington Studios by the British branch of Warner Brothers.[1]

Synopsis

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After her second husband drinks and gambles all her money away, a woman leaves him and decides to set up an out-of-hours drinking and gambling club in order to send her daughters to elite schools.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Wood p.75

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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