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'The Village Squire' is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Reginald Denham and starring David Horne, Leslie Perrins, Moira Lynd and Vivien Leigh.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090114015435/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/56710 BFI.org] It is based on Arthur Jarvis Black's play. The screenplay concerns a village's amateur production of 'MacBeth' that is aided by the arrival of a Hollywood star. This provokes the fierce resistance of the village squire who hates films.Chibnall p.131 The film was a quota quickie, produced at Elstree Studios for Paramount to help them meet their yearly quota set down by the British government.

Cast



* David Horne - Squire Hollis

* Leslie Perrins - Richard Venables

* Moira Lynd - Mary Hollis

* Vivien Leigh - Rose Venables

* Margaret Watson - Aunt Caroline

* Haddon Mason - Doctor Blake

* Ivor Barnard - Mr Worsford

References





Bibliography



* Chibnall, Steve. 'Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' film'. British Film Institute, 2007.


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