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Death on the Set
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Wikipedia article
'Death on the Set' is a 1935 British mystery film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Henry Kendall, Eve Gray, Jeanne Stuart and Wally Patch. Its plot concerns a film director who murders a leading gangster and takes his place, later pinning the killing on a prominent actress.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090116055019/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/61178 BFI.org] It is also known by the alternative title 'Murder on the Set'.
The film was a quota quickie produced at Twickenham Studios by Julius Hagen for distribution by Universal Pictures.
Cast
* Henry Kendall as Cayley Morden / Charlie Marsh
* Eve Gray as Laura Cane
* Jeanne Stuart as Lady Blanche
* Garry Marsh as Inspector Burford
* Wally Patch as Sergeant Crowther
* Lewis Shaw as Jimmy Frayle
* Alfred Wellesley as Studio Manager
* Ben Welden as Freshman
* Rita Halsam as Constance Lyon
* Robert Nainby as Lord Umbridge
* Hal Walters as Albert
* Elizabeth Arkell as Mrs. Hipkin
References
Bibliography
* Chibnall, Steve. 'Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film'. British Film Institute, 2007.
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