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The Fortunate Fool

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The Fortunate Fool
Directed byNorman Walker
Written byDion Titheradge
Produced byJack Eppel
Starring
CinematographyAlan Lawson
Edited byDavid Lean
Production
company
Jack Eppel Productions
Distributed byAssociated British Film Distributors
Release date
  • 1933 (1933)
Running time
73 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Fortunate Fool is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Norman Walker and starring Hugh Wakefield, Joan Wyndham and Jack Raine.[1]

It was made at Ealing Studios as a quota quickie.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Wilfred Shingleton.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ BFI.org
  2. ^ Chibnall p.272

Bibliography

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  • 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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