Trunk Crime
Trunk Crime is a 1939 British thriller film directed by Roy Boulting and starring Manning Whiley, Barbara Everest and Michael Drake. It was made at Elstree Studios as a quota quickie.[1] The film's sets were designed by Duncan Sutherland.
| Trunk Crime | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Roy Boulting |
| Produced by | John Boulting |
| Written by | Reginald Denham (play) Edward Percy (play) Francis Miller |
| Starring | Manning Whiley Barbara Everest Michael Drake |
| Music by | Charles Brill |
| Cinematography | D.P. Cooper |
| Edited by | Clifford Boote Roy Boulting |
Production company | Charter Film Productions |
| Distributed by | Anglo-American Film Corporation |
Release date | 25 September 1939 |
Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Cast
- Manning Whiley as Bentley
- Barbara Everest as Ursula
- Michael Drake as Grierson
- Hay Petrie as Old Dan
- Thorley Walters as Huey Frazer
- David Keir as Quiney
- Howard Douglas as The landlord
- Tom Gill as Undergraduate
- Lewis Stringer as Hearty, Undergraduate
- Ian Fulton as Undergraduate
- Geoffrey Gabriel as Undergraduate
- Eileen Bennett as Eve
- Pamela Sharpe as Annie
- Charles Stephenson as The porter
- Patch as The Dog
References
- Wood p.101
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.
External links
- Trunk Crime on IMDb
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