The Gables Mystery
| The Gables Mystery | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Harry Hughes |
| Written by | Harry Hughes |
| Based on | The Man at Six by Jack Celestin and Jack DeLeon |
| Produced by | Warwick Ward |
| Starring | Francis L. Sullivan Antoinette Cellier Leslie Perrins |
| Cinematography | Bryan Langley |
| Edited by | A.R. Gobbett |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 66 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Gables Mystery is a 1938 British crime film directed by Harry Hughes and starring Francis L. Sullivan, Antoinette Cellier and Leslie Perrins.[1] It is an adaptation of the play The Man at Six by Jack Celestin and Jack DeLeon, previously made into a 1931 film of the same title which was also directed by Hughes. It was shot at Welwyn Studios as a quota quickie for release by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[2]
Plot
[edit]Police are called to investigate a murder at a country house named The Gables where they find a number of strange characters living.
Cast
[edit]- Francis L. Sullivan as Power
- Antoinette Cellier as Helen Vane
- Leslie Perrins as Inspector Lloyd
- Derek Gorst as Frank Rider
- Jerry Verno as Potts
- Aubrey Mallalieu as Sir James Rider
- Sidney King as Mortimer
- Laura Wright as Mrs Mullins
- Ben Williams as Uncredited
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
External links
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Categories:
- 1938 films
- 1938 crime films
- Films directed by Harry Hughes
- British black-and-white films
- British crime films
- 1930s English-language films
- 1930s British films
- British films based on plays
- Remakes of British films
- Quota quickies
- Films shot at Welwyn Studios
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
- English-language crime films
- 1930s British film stubs