Badger's Green (1934 film)
Badger's Green is a 1934 British comedy film directed by Adrian Brunel and starring Valerie Hobson, Bruce Lester, David Horne and Wally Patch. It was adapted from the 1930 play Badger's Green by R.C. Sheriff. A picturesque village is threatened with redevelopment by a speculative builder, leading to widespread protest. In the end the builder agrees to settle the future of the village on the result of a cricket match.[1]
| Badger's Green | |
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| Directed by | Adrian Brunel |
| Written by | R.J. Davis Violet E. Powell |
| Based on | Badger's Green by R.C. Sherriff |
| Starring | Valerie Hobson Bruce Lester David Horne Sebastian Smith |
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| Distributed by | Paramount British Pictures |
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Running time | 68 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
It was produced by the British & Dominions Film Corporation at their Elstree Studios as a quota quickie for distribution by Paramount Pictures to allow them to comply with the terms of the annual quota. Badger's Green is currently missing from the BFI National Archive, and is listed as one of the British Film Institute's "75 Most Wanted" lost films.[2] The story was later remade for the 1949 film Badger's Green, which does survive.
Cast
- Valerie Hobson as Molly Butler
- Bruce Lester as Dickie Wetherby
- David Horne as Major Forrester
- Sebastian Smith as Mr Twigg
- John Turnbull as Thomas Butler
- Wally Patch as Mr Rogers
- Elsie Irving as Mrs Wetherby
References
- BFI.org
- Badger's Green - 75 Most Wanted BFI National Archives
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.