The Outsider (1931 film)

The Outsider
Directed by	Harry Lachman
Produced by	Eric Hakim
Written by	Dorothy Brandon (play) ; Harry Lachman ; Alma Reville
Starring	Joan Barry ; Harold Huth ; Norman McKinnel
Music by	W. L. Trytel
Cinematography	Günther Krampf
Edited by	Winifred Cooper ; Geza Pollatschik
Production; company	Eric Hakim Productions ; British International Pictures
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	20 April 1931
Running time	93 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Outsider is a 1931 British drama film directed by Harry Lachman and starring Joan Barry, Harold Huth and Norman McKinnel.^[1] The screenplay concerns an unorthodox osteopath who cures one of his patients, the daughter of a fellow Doctor. It was amade at Elstree Studios^[2] and based on a play by Dorothy Brandon. The film's sets were designed by Wilfred Arnold.

Harold Huth's performance was voted the best in a British film in 1931.^[3] The film was remade in 1939 as The Outsider with George Sanders and Mary Maguire in the leading roles.

Cast

Joan Barry as Lalage Sturdee
Harold Huth as Anton Ragatzy
Norman McKinnel as Jasper Sturdee
Frank Lawton as Basil Owen
Mary Clare as Mrs. Coates
Glenore Pointing as Carol
Annie Esmond as Pritchard
Sidney J. Gillett as Dr. Ladd
Randolph McLeod as Sir Nathan Israel
Fewlass Llewellyn as Sir Montague Tollemach

References

↑ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/45530
↑ Wood p.72
↑ "BEST FILM PERFORMANCE LAST YEAR". The Examiner (LATE NEWS EDITION and DAILY ed.). Launceston, Tasmania. 9 July 1937. p. 8. Retrieved 4 March 2013 – via National Library of Australia.

Bibliography

Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927–1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

The Outsider on IMDb

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[1] ttp://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/45530

[2] Wood p.72

[3] "BEST FILM PERFORMANCE LAST YEAR". The Examiner (LATE NEWS EDITION and DAILY ed.). Launceston, Tasmania. 9 July 1937. p. 8. Retrieved 4 March 2013 – via National Library of Australia.