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The Big Splash
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Wikipedia article
'The Big Splash' is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Frank Pettingell, Finlay Currie and Marguerite Allan. A millionaire hires a man to play his double.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090113212635/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/528760 BFI.org] It was made as a quota quickie at Beaconsfield Studios.Wood p.81
Cast
*Frank Pettingell as Bodkin
*Finlay Currie as Hartley Bassett
*Marguerite Allan as Germaine
*Drusilla Wills as Mrs Bodkin
*Roy Royston as Jack Trent
*Ben Welden as Crook
*Percy Parsons as Crook
References
Bibliography
* Chibnall, Steve. 'Quota Quickies: The Birth 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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