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Under a Cloud (film)

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Under a Cloud
Directed byGeorge King
Written byGordon Francis
Produced byGeorge King
Starring
CinematographyHone Glendinning
Edited byJohn Seabourne Sr.
Music byJack Beaver
Production
company
George King Productions
Distributed byParamount British Pictures
Release date
  • August 1937 (1937-08)
Running time
67 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Under a Cloud is a 1937 British comedy film directed by George King and starring Betty Ann Davies, Edward Rigby, Hilda Bayley. The screenplay concerns a man who returns from Australia and tries to reconcile with his estranged family.

It was made at Shepperton Studios as a quota quickie for release by Paramount Pictures.[1] The film still survives, unlike a number of quota quickies.

Cast

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  • Edward Rigby as Jimmy Forbes
  • Betty Ann Davies as Diana Forbes
  • Hilda Bayley as Rosalyn Forbes
  • Bernard Clifton as Georges Forbes
  • Moira Reed as Mary Jessyl
  • Peter Gawthorne as Sir Edmond Jessyl
  • Renee Gadd as Judy St. John
  • Billy Watts as Rodney Marsh
  • Brian Buchel as Arnold Gill
  • Jack Vyvian as Inspector Bryan
  • Howard Douglas as Gambler on Ship

References

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  1. ^ Wood, p. 97

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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