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 (1936-08-10)
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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