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Birds of a Feather (1936 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Birds of a Feather' is a 1936 British comedy film directed by John Baxter and starring George Robey, Horace Hodges and Eve Lister.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090113222333/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/25949 BFI.org] The screenplay concerns a sausage-making tycoon who rents a castle from an impoverished aristocrat. It was adapted from the play 'A Rift in the Loot' by George Foster. It was made at Shepperton Studios as a quota quickie.Chibnall p.282
Cast
* George Robey as Henry Wortle
* Horace Hodges as Lord Cheverton
* Eve Lister as Lady Susan
* Jack Melford as Rudolph
* Veronica Brady as Mrs. Wortle
* Julian Royce as Warrington
* C. Denier Warren as Taylor
* Diana Beaumont as May Wortle
* Ian Wilson as Peter
* Fred Hearne as Herbert
* Billy Percy as Horace
* Sebastian Shaw as Jack Wortle
* Charles Mortimer as Sir Michael
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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