Wings Over Africa
Wings Over Africa is a 1936 British adventure film directed by Ladislao Vajda and starring Joan Gardner, Ian Colin, James Harcourt and James Carew. The plot concerns a British expedition that searches for a cache of buried diamonds in Africa.[1]
| Wings Over Africa | |
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| Directed by | Ladislao Vajda |
| Produced by | John Stafford |
| Written by | Ákos Tolnay Marjorie Deans Reginald Long Patrick Kirwan |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Jack Beaver |
| Cinematography | James Wilson |
| Edited by | Julian Wintle |
Production company | Premier-Stafford Productions |
| Distributed by | RKO Pictures |
Release date | 23 September 1936 |
Running time | 63 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The film is a quota quickie produced for released by RKO.[2] It was shot at Shepperton Studios with sets designed by the art director Duncan Sutherland. The film score was created by composer Jack Beaver.
Cast
- Joan Gardner as Carol Reade
- Ian Colin as Tony Cooper
- James Harcourt as Wikins
- James Carew as Norton
- James Craven as John Trevor
- Alan Napier as Redfern
- Phil Thomas as Quincey
- Charles Oliver as Collins
- Rufus Fennell as Saoud
References
- http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/58228
- Chibnall p.292
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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