The Five Pound Man

The Five Pound Man is a 1937 British comedy crime film directed by Albert Parker and starring Judy Gunn, Edwin Styles and Charles Bannister.[1] It was made at Wembley Studios as a quota quickie by the British subsidiary of 20th Century Fox.[2]

The Five Pound Man
Directed byAlbert Parker
Written byDavid Evans
Produced byAlbert Parker
StarringJudy Gunn
Edwin Styles
Charles Bannister
CinematographyStanley Grant
Production
company
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • 24 March 1937 (1937-03-24)
Running time
76 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Cast

References

  1. BFI.org
  2. Chibnall p.294

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.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.