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Find the Lady (1936 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Find the Lady' is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Roland Grillette and starring Jack Melford, Althea Henley and George Sanders.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090115093639/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/33235 BFI.org] Its plot involves an American confidence trickster who pretends to be a spiritual healer. The film was made at Wembley Studios as a quota quickie by the British subsidiary of 20th Century Fox.Wood p.90 The sets were designed by art director William Hemsley.
Cast
* Jack Melford as Schemer Doyle
* Althea Henley as Venus Doyle
* George Sanders as Curly Randall
* Viola Compton as Lady Waldron
* Violet Loxley as Wilma Waldron
* Ben Williams as uncredited
References
Bibliography
* Chibnall, Steve. 'Quota Quickies: The British 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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