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Plunder (1931 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Plunder' is a 1931 British comedy film directed by and starring Tom Walls. It also features Ralph Lynn, Winifred Shotter and Robertson Hare.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090113210519/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/316515 BFI Database entry] It was based on the original stage farce of the same title, and was the second in a series of film adaptations of Aldwych farces by Ben Travers, adapted in this case by W. P. Lipscomb, and was a major critical and commercial success helping to cement Walls's position as one of the leading stars of British cinema.McFarlane p.21-22
It was made at British and Dominion's Elstree Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lawrence P. Williams.
Cast
* Ralph Lynn as Darcy Tuck
* Tom Walls as Freddie Malone
* Winifred Shotter as Joan Hewlett
* Robertson Hare as Oswald Veal
* Doreen Bendix as Prudence Malone
* Gordon James as Simon Veal
* Ethel Coleridge as Mrs Orlock
* Hubert Waring as Inspector Sibley
* Mary Brough as Mrs Hewlett
References
Bibliography
* Low, Rachael. 'Filmmaking in 1930s Britain'. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
* McFarlane, Brian. 'Cinema of Britain and Ireland'. Wallflower Press, 2005.
* Wood, Linda. 'British Films, 1927-1939'. British Film Institute, 1986.
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