Landslide (1937 film)
Landslide is a 1937 British drama film directed by Donovan Pedelty and starring Jimmy Hanley, Dinah Sheridan and Jimmy Mageean. It was made at Wembley Studios as a quota quickie for release by Paramount Pictures.[1]
| Landslide | |
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| Directed by | Donovan Pedelty |
| Written by | Donovan Pedelty David Evans |
| Produced by | Victor M. Greene |
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Production company | Crusade Films |
| Distributed by | Paramount British Pictures |
Release date | January 1937 |
Running time | 67 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Synopsis
Just after a performance by a visiting theatre troupe, when the audience has left, a murder victim is found in a Welsh theatre. A local policeman tells the remaining people that they must stay in the theatre while he summons help, but the torrential rain causes a landslide, trapping the actors and stage crew inside, along with the police officer and a local woman. They are trapped there for days with their only food what the local woman had in her bag - a small piece of cheese and her fish and chips. Then one of the people is attacked, and they realise that the murderer is still in the building.
Cast
- Jimmy Hanley as Jimmy Haddon
- Dinah Sheridan as Dinah Shaw
- Jimmy Mageean as Harry McGovern
- Ann Cavanagh as Lena Petrie
- Elizabeth Inglis as Vera Grant
- Bruno Barnabe as Bob White
- David Arnold as Sgt. Llewellyn
References
- Chibnall p.289
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.