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The Captain's Table (1936 film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Captain's Table' is a 1936 British crime film directed by and starring Percy Marmont. It also featured Marian Spencer and Louis Goodrich. The film was made at Shepperton Studios as a quota quickie for distribution by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.Wood p.89
Plot
A passenger on an Atlantic liner is found strangled, leading to a police investigation.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090114085519/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/70732 BFI.org]
Cast
* Percy Marmont - John Brooke
* Marian Spencer - Ruth Manning
* Louis Goodrich - Captain Henderson
* Daphne Courtney - Mary Vaughan
* Mark Daly - Sanders
* Phillip Brandon - Eric Manning
* Hugh McDermott - Inspector Mooney
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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