Plunder is a 1931 British comedy film directed by and starring Tom Walls. It also features Ralph Lynn, Winifred Shotter and Robertson Hare.[1] It was based on the original stage farce of the same title, and was the second in a series of film adaptations of Aldwych farces by Ben Travers, adapted in this case by W. P. Lipscomb, and was a major critical and commercial success helping to cement Walls's position as one of the leading stars of British cinema.[2]
| Plunder | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Tom Walls |
| Written by | W. P. Lipscomb Ben Travers (play) |
| Produced by | Herbert Wilcox |
| Starring | Tom Walls Ralph Lynn Winifred Shotter Robertson Hare |
| Cinematography | Freddie Young |
| Edited by | W. Duncan Mansfield |
| Music by | Leo Kahn |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Woolf and Freedman |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
It was made at British and Dominion's Elstree Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lawrence P. Williams.
Cast
edit- Ralph Lynn as Darcy Tuck
- Tom Walls as Freddie Malone
- Winifred Shotter as Joan Hewlett
- Robertson Hare as Oswald Veal
- Doreen Bendix as Prudence Malone
- Gordon James as Simon Veal
- Ethel Coleridge as Mrs Orlock
- Hubert Waring as Inspector Sibley
- Mary Brough as Mrs Hewlett
References
edit- ^ BFI Database entry
- ^ McFarlane p.21-22
Bibliography
edit- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- McFarlane, Brian. Cinema of Britain and Ireland. Wallflower Press, 2005.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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