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Wikipedia article'I'm an Explosive' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Adrian Brunel and starring William Hartnell, Gladys Jennings and Eliot Makeham. In the film, the son of an inventor is believed to have accidentally drunk an explosive liquid. ProductionThe film was a Quota quickie made at Nettlefold Studios in Walton-on-Thames by the producer George Smith and distributed by Fox, enabling it to meet the annual quota for handling British films imposed by the government. It was based on a novel by Gordon Phillips. Despite its low budget and short running time the film proved a considerable hit with audiences on its general release.Chibnall p.36 Cast* William Hartnell as Edward Whimperley * Gladys Jennings as Anne Pannell * Eliot Makeham as Professor Whimperly * D. A. Clarke-Smith as Lord Ferndale * Sybil Grove as Miss Harriman * Harry Terry as Mould * George Dillon as Shilling * Adele Blanche as French Girl ReferencesBibliography* Chibnall, Steve. 'Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' film'. British Film Institute, 2007. * Low, Rachael. 'History of the British Film: Filmmaking in 1930s Britain'. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. | |
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