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The Road to Fortune
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Wikipedia article
'The Road to Fortune' is a 1930 British drama film directed by Arthur Varney and starring Guy Newall, Doria March and Florence Desmond.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090205171115/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/333404 BFI.org] It was based on a novel by Hugh Broadbridge.
It was shot at Twickenham Studios and on location in Cornwall. It was made as a quota quickie for release by Paramount Pictures.Chibnall p.262
Cast
* Guy Newall as Guy Seaton
* Doria March as June Eastman
* Florence Desmond as Toots Willoughby
* Stanley Cooke as Prof. Kingsbury
* George Vollaire as Dr. Killick
* J.H. Wakefield as Willard
* Jean Lester as Miss Lurcher
References
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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