The Man Without a Face (1935 film)

The Man Without a Face
Directed by George King
Produced by Randall Faye
Written by St. John Erskine
Randall Faye
Michael Trevellian
Starring Carol Coombe
Cyril Chosack
Moore Marriott
Edited by John Seabourne Sr.
Production
company
Embassy Pictures
Distributed by RKO Radio Pictures
Release date
25 September 1935
Running time
61 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language English

The Man Without a Face is a 1935 British drama film directed by George King and starring Carol Coombe, Cyril Chosack and Moore Marriott. It was made as a quota quickie at Walton Studios.[1]

Synopsis

A man wrongly convicted of murder is able to escape when he is involved in a train crash and changes identity with another passenger, not realising that he is the real killer.

Cast

  • Carol Coombe as Joan Ellis
  • Cyril Chosack as Billy Desmond
  • Moore Marriott as Tinker John
  • Ronald Ritchie as Paul Keefe
  • Billy Holland as Detective
  • Ben Williams as Warder
  • Fred Withers
  • Vi Kaley as Landlady

References

  1. Wood p.86

Bibliography

  • 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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