The Claydon Treasure Mystery
| The Claydon Treasure Mystery | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Manning Haynes |
| Written by | Edward Dryhurst |
| Based on | novel The Shakespeare Murders by Neil Gordon[1] |
| Produced by | John Findlay |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Stanley Grant |
| Edited by | Fergus McDonell |
Production company | Fox-British Pictures |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 63 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Claydon Treasure Mystery is a 1938 British crime drama film directed by H. Manning Haynes and starring John Stuart, Garry Marsh and Evelyn Ankers.[2] Murder at a large old manor house attracts the attentions of a mystery writer. It was made at Wembley Studios as a quota quickie by the British subsidiary of 20th Century Fox.[3]
Plot
[edit]Lady Caroline (Annie Esmond) invites engineer and part-time crime writer Peter Kerrigan (John Stuart) to Marsh Manor to solve a murder. Is the mysterious death of a librarian connected with the Claydon treasure, reputedly hidden on the estate a century earlier?
Cast
[edit]- John Stuart as Peter Kerrigan
- Garry Marsh as Sir George Ilford
- Evelyn Ankers as Rosemary Shackleford
- Annie Esmond as Lady Caroline Claydon
- Campbell Gullan as Tollemache
- Aubrey Mallalieu as Lord Claydon
- Finlay Currie as Rubin
- Joss Ambler as Inspector Fleming
- Vernon Harris as Rhodes, the Butler
References
[edit]- ^ Goble, Alan (1 January 1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Claydon Treasure Mystery (1938)". Archived from the original on March 22, 2017.
- ^ Wood p.94
Bibliography
[edit]- 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.
External links
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- 1938 films
- 1938 crime drama films
- Films set in London
- Quota quickies
- Films directed by Manning Haynes
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- British crime drama films
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- 1930s English-language films
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