The Silver Spoon | |
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Directed by | George King |
Written by | Brock Williams |
Produced by | Irving Asher |
Starring | Ian Hunter Garry Marsh Binnie Barnes |
Cinematography | Basil Emmott |
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Distributed by | Warner Brothers |
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Running time | 64 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
The Silver Spoon is a 1933 British comedy crime film directed by George King and starring Ian Hunter, Garry Marsh and Cecil Parker.[1] It was produced and distributed as a quota quickie by Warner Brothers and was shot at the company's Teddington Studios in London.[2] The Silver Spoon is classed by the British Film Institute as a lost film.[3]
Synopsis
The screenplay concerns a homeless man who admits to a murder he did not commit in order to protect a woman.
Cast
- Ian Hunter as Captain Watts-Winyard
- Garry Marsh as Hon. Roland Stone
- Binnie Barnes as Lady Perivale
- Cecil Parker as Trevor
- Cecil Humphreys as Lord Perivale
- Joan Playfair as Denise
- O. B. Clarence as Parker
- George Merritt as Inspector Innes
References
- ^ BFI.org
- ^ Chibnall p.275
- ^ Missing Believed Lost British Pictures. Retrieved 21-10-2010
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.