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Badger's Green (1934 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Badger's Green' is a 1934 British comedy film directed by Adrian Brunel and starring Valerie Hobson, Bruce Lester, David Horne and Wally Patch. It was adapted from the 1930 play 'Badger's Green' by R.C. Sheriff. A picturesque village is threatened with redevelopment by a speculative builder, leading to widespread protest. In the end the builder agrees to settle the future of the village on the result of a cricket match.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090114065656/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/24823 BFI.org]
It was produced by the British & Dominions Film Corporation at their Elstree Studios as a quota quickie for distribution by Paramount Pictures to allow them to comply with the terms of the annual quota. 'Badger's Green' is currently missing from the BFI National Archive, and is listed as one of the British Film Institute's "75 Most Wanted" lost films.[http://www.bfi.org.uk/nationalarchive/news/mostwanted/badgers-green.html 'Badger's Green' - 75 Most Wanted] BFI National Archives The story was later remade for the 1949 film 'Badger's Green', which does survive.
Cast
* Valerie Hobson - Molly Butler
* Bruce Lester - Dickie Wetherby
* David Horne - Major Forrester
* Sebastian Smith - Mr Twigg
* John Turnbull - Thomas Butler
* Wally Patch - Mr Rogers
* Elsie Irving - Mrs Wetherby
References
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