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Wikipedia article




'Blondes for Danger' is a 1938 British thriller film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Gordon Harker and Enid Stamp-Taylor. It was made at Beaconsfield Studios for release by British Lion.Wood p.94 The film's sets were designed by the art director Norman G. Arnold.

Premise



London cabbie Alf Huggins finds himself caught up in the world of espionage and assassination. When a British executive's monopoly of the oil industry is threatened, Alf is set up as the patsy for his attempt on a Middle-Eastern Prince's life.

Cast



* Gordon Harker as Alf Huggins

* Enid Stamp-Taylor as Valerie

* Janet Johnson as Ann Penny

* Ivan Brandt as Captain Berkeley

* Percy Parsons as Quentin Hearns

* Everley Gregg as Hetty Hopper

* Henry Wolston as Doctor

* Charles Eaton as Prince Boris

Critical reception



'TV Guide' wrote, "nicely done suspense tale of international intrigue sparked with generous doses of comedy from the witty Harker"; and Sky Movies noted, "Comedy-thrillers with droop-lipped cockney character star Gordon Harker were pure gold at the box-office in Britain of the late Thirties," and went on to call the film "a robust romp."

References





Bibliography



* Low, Rachael. 'Filmmaking in 1930s Britain'. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.

* Wood, Linda. 'British Films, 1927-1939'. British Film Institute, 1986.


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