The Howard Case

The Howard Case is a 1936 British crime film directed by Fraser Foulsham and Frank Richardson and starring Jack Livesey, Olive Sloane and David Keir.[1] It was produced as a quota quickie for release by Universal Pictures.[2]

The Howard Case
Directed byFraser Foulsham
Frank Richardson
Written byH.F. Maltby
Produced byFraser Foulsham
StarringJack Livesey
Olive Sloane
David Keir
Production
company
Sovereign Films
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
10 August 1936
Running time
62 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Synopsis

A lawyer plots to murder his cousin and then frame his business partner.

Cast

  • Jack Livesey as Jerry
  • Olive Melville as Pat
  • Arthur Seaton as Howard / Phillips
  • Olive Sloane as Lena Maxwell
  • David Keir as Barnes
  • Jack Vyvyan as Sergeant Halliday
  • Ernest Borrand
  • Vincent Sternroyd
  • Gladys Mason
  • Renaud Lockwood

References

  1. Wood p.93
  2. 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.
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