The Crime at Blossoms
| The Crime at Blossoms | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Maclean Rogers |
| Written by | Mordaunt Shairp |
| Based on | play The Crime at Blossoms by Mordaunt Shairp[1] |
| Produced by | Henry Edwards |
| Starring | Hugh Wakefield Joyce Bland Eileen Munro |
| Cinematography | Walter J. Harvey |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount British Pictures (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Crime at Blossoms is a 1933 British crime film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Hugh Wakefield and Joyce Bland.[2] It was remade by Rogers in 1949 as Dark Secret.[3]
After moving into a picturesque country cottage, a woman becomes increasingly concerned about the fate of the previous owner who she believes was murdered.[4] The film is based on a play of the same title by Mordaunt Shairp.
Cast
[edit]- Hugh Wakefield as Chris Merryman
- Joyce Bland as Valerie Merryman
- Eileen Munro as Mrs. Woodman
- Ivor Barnard as A late visitor
- Frederick Lloyd as George Merryman
- Iris Baker as Lena Denny
- Arthur Stratton as Mr. Woodman
- Maud Gill as Mrs. Merryman
- Wally Patch as Palmer
- Barbara Gott as Fat Lady
- Moore Marriott as Driver
- George Ridgwell as Process-Server
Critical reception
[edit]TV Guide called it an "Okay crime melodrama."[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Goble, Alan (1 January 1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
- ^ The Crime at Blossoms notes, ftvdb.bfi.org.uk; accessed 24 July 2015.
- ^ "Dark Secret (1949) - Maclean Rogers - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie".
- ^ "The Crime at Blossoms (1933) - Maclean Rogers - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie".
- ^ "The Crime At Blossoms".
External links
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- 1933 films
- 1933 crime drama films
- Films directed by Maclean Rogers
- British black-and-white films
- British and Dominions Studios films
- Films shot at Imperial Studios, Elstree
- British crime drama films
- 1930s melodrama films
- 1930s English-language films
- 1930s British films
- British films based on plays
- English-language crime drama films
- 1930s British film stubs
- 1930s crime film stubs