The Third String (1932 film)

The Third String
Directed by	George Pearson
Produced by	T.A. Welsh George Pearson
Written by	W.W. Jacobs (story) A.R. Rawlinson James Reardon George Pearson
Starring	Sandy Powell Kay Hammond Mark Daly Alf Goddard
Production company	Welsh-Pearson
Distributed by	Gaumont British Distributors
Release dates	February 1932
Running time	65 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Third String is a 1932 British sports comedy film directed by George Pearson and starring Sandy Powell, Kay Hammond and Mark Daly. It is based on a W.W. Jacobs short story, which had previously been turned into a silent film.^[1] It was made at Cricklewood Studios.^[2]

Synopsis

A man poses as a boxer to impress a woman, but then is forced to fight a real champion.

Cast

Sandy Powell as Ginger Dick
Kay Hammond as Hebe Tucker
Mark Daly as Pete Russett
Alf Goddard as Bill Lumm
Charles Paton as Sam Small
Sydney Fairbrother as Miss Peabody
Polly Emery as Mrs. Chip
James Knight as Webson

References

↑ Goble p.241
↑ Wood p.73

Bibliography

Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

The Third String at the Internet Movie Database

The films of George Pearson

The Fool (1913)
Heroes of the Mine (1913)
A Study in Scarlet (1914)
A Cinema Girl's Romance (1915)
John Halifax, Gentleman (1915)
Sally Bishop (1916)
The Romance of Old Bill (1918)
Garryowen (1920)
Nothing Else Matters (1920)
Mary Find the Gold (1921)
Squibs (1921)
Mord Em'ly (1922)
Wee MacGregor's Sweetheart (1922)
Squibs Wins the Calcutta Sweep (1922)
Love, Life and Laughter (1923)
Squibs M.P. (1923)
Squibs' Honeymoon (1923)
Reveille (1924)
Satan's Sister (1925)
The Little People (1926)
Blinkeyes (1926)
Huntingtower (1927)
Love's Option (1928)
Auld Lang Syne (1929)
East Lynne on the Western Front (1931)
The Third String (1932)
A Shot in the Dark (1933)
The Pointing Finger (1933)
Whispering Tongues (1934)
The River Wolves (1934)
The Four Masked Men (1934)
Open All Night (1934)
Gentlemen's Agreement (1935)
The Ace of Spades (1935)
That's My Uncle (1935)
Once a Thief (1935)
Jubilee Window (1935)
Checkmate (1935)
The Secret Voice (1936)
Wednesday's Luck (1936)
Murder by Rope (1936)
Midnight at Madame Tussaud's (1936)
The Fatal Hour (1937)

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