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Squibs (1935 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Squibs' is a 1935 British musical romantic comedy film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Betty Balfour, Gordon Harker and Stanley Holloway.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090114015721/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/52490 BFI.org]
It was produced by Twickenham Film Studios with sets designed by James A. Carter. It was a remake of the 1921 film 'Squibs' which also starred Balfour.
Synopsis
In this musical comedy, a Cockney flower girl is in love with a policeman whom she wants to marry. Her father opposes the union because he is involved in a little crooked investing. The young woman wins a lottery and is able to find wealth and marital bliss.
Cast
* Betty Balfour as Amelia "Squibs" Hopkins
* Gordon Harker as Sam Hopkins
* Stanley Holloway as Constable Charley Lee
* Margaret Yarde as Mrs. Lee
* Morris Harvey as Inspector Lee
* Michael Shepley as Colin Barratt
* Drusilla Wills as Mrs. Parker
* O. B. Clarence as Sir John Barratt
* Ronald Shiner as Bill
* Thomas Weguelin as Alf
* Vivienne Chatterton
* William Daunt
* Aubrey Fitzgerald
* Henryetta Edwards as Susan
* Olive Sloane as Barmaid
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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