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.
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Directed by | William C. McGann |
Written by | Irving Asher Roland Pertwee |
Produced by | Irving Asher |
Starring | Isobel Elsom Ivor Barnard D. A. Clarke-Smith |
Cinematography | Willard Van Enger Cyril J. Knowles |
Edited by | John Rawlins |
Music by | Billy Gerhardi |
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Distributed by | Warner Brothers |
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Running time | 64 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
It was made as a quota quickie at Teddington Studios by the British branch of Warner Brothers.[1]
Synopsis
editAfter 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
edit- Isobel Elsom as Mrs. Evelyn Dean
- Ivor Barnard as Albert
- D. A. Clarke-Smith as Franklyn Dean
- Margot Grahame as Dorothy Turner
- Moira Lynd as Ann Turner
- Edgar Norfolk as Lord Alan Sevington
- Wally Patch as Bookie
- Margaret Damer as Headmistress
References
edit- ^ Wood p.75
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
edit- Illegal at IMDb
- Illegal at the TCM Movie Database
- Illegal at AllMovie
- Illegal at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films