Money Means Nothing (also released as Butler's Millions) is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring John Loder, Irene Richards and Miles Malleson. It was shot at Elstree Studios as a quota quickie for release by Paramount British.[1]
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| Directed by | Herbert Wilcox |
| Written by | Douglas Furber Miles Malleson Harcourt Templeman |
| Produced by | Herbert Wilcox |
| Starring | John Loder Kay Hammond Gibb McLaughlin |
| Cinematography | Charles Van Enger |
| Music by | Lew Stone |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount British Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Synopsis
editThe screenplay concerns a butler who comes into some money through an inheritance, and turns the tables on his young master.[2]
Cast
edit- John Loder as Earl Egbert
- Irene Richards as Livia Faringay
- Gibb McLaughlin as Augustus Bethersyde
- A. Bromley Davenport as Earl of Massingham
- Kay Hammond as Angel
- Miles Malleson as Doorman
- Dorothy Robinson as Daysie de Lille
- Clive Currie as Sir Percival Puttock
- Maidel Turner as Mrs. Kerry Green
References
edit- ^ Chibnall p.268
- ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | MONEY MEANS NOTHING (1932)". Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
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.
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