The Calendar (1931 film)
The Calendar | |
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Directed by | T. Hayes Hunter |
Produced by | Michael Balcon |
Written by |
Angus MacPhail Robert Stevenson Edgar Wallace (play) |
Starring |
Herbert Marshall Edna Best Anne Grey |
Music by | Harold V. King |
Cinematography |
Alex Bryce Bernard Knowles |
Edited by | Bryan Edgar Wallace |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Woolf & Freedman Film Service |
Release dates | 31 October 1931 |
Running time | 80 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
The Calendar is a 1931 British drama film directed by T. Hayes Hunter and starring Herbert Marshall, Edna Best and Anne Grey. Racehorse owner Anson is swindled by a woman named Wenda and goes up in front of the Jockey Club where he is disqualified on race fixing allegations. He decides to get his own back with the help of Hillcott, an ex-burglar. Jill is the love interest.[1] It was released as Bachelor's Folly in the United States.
The film was made at Beaconsfield Studios.[2] It was based on The Calendar, a 1930 novel by Edgar Wallace. A second adaptation was made in 1948.
Cast
- Herbert Marshall as Gerry Anson
- Edna Best as Jill Panniford
- Anne Grey as Wenda Panniford
- Gordon Harker as Sam Hillcott
- Nigel Bruce as Lord Willie Panniford
- Alfred Drayton as John Dory
- Leslie Perrins as Henry Lascarne
- Alan Aynesworth as Edmund Garth
- Melville Cooper as Mr. Wayne
- John Charlton as Swell
- J.B. Spendlove as Jockey
References
- ↑ BFI Database entry
- ↑ Wood p.71
Bibliography
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927–1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
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