You'd Be Surprised!

You'd Be Surprised!
You'd Be Surprised!
Directed by	Walter Forde
Written by	Walter Forde; Harry Fowler Mear; Sidney Gilliat
Produced by	Archibald Nettlefold
Starring	Walter Forde; Joy Windsor ; Frank Perfitt; Frank Stanmore
Cinematography	Geoffrey Faithfull
Edited by	Walter Forde
Music by	Paul Mulder
Production; company	Nettlefold Films
Distributed by	Butcher's Film Service
Release date	April 1930;
Running time	66 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

You'd Be Surprised! is a 1930 British musical comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Forde, Joy Windsor and Frank Stanmore.^[1] The film was shot at the Nettlefold Studios in Walton. It was made during the transition to sound film.^[2] Originally silent, it had synchronised songs and music added. A silent version was also released to cater to cinemas that hadn't converted to sound yet.^[3]

Premise

After dressing up as a prisoner for a fancy dress party, a songwriter is mistaken for a notorious escaped convict.

Cast

Walter Forde as Walter
Joy Windsor as Maisie Vane
Frank Stanmore as Frankie
Frank Perfitt as Major
Douglas Payne as Convict 99

Critical reception

Allmovie described it as a "bouncy musical...At one point, the star ventures into Harold Lloyd territory when he finds himself manacled to a huge and surly thug who drags our poor hero all over London. Much of the film suffers from substandard sound recording, though a few innovative audio effects emerge from the cacophony."^[4]

References

^ "You'd Be Surprised". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
^ "Kennington Bioscope presents Silent Laughter Saturday » The Cinema Museum, London". The Cinema Museum, London. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
^ Low p.413
^ Hal Erickson. "You'd Be Surprised (1930) - Walter Forde - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie. Retrieved 10 September 2018.

Bibliography

Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

You'd Be Surprised! at IMDb

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[1] "You'd Be Surprised". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2018.

[2] "Kennington Bioscope presents Silent Laughter Saturday » The Cinema Museum, London". The Cinema Museum, London. Retrieved 10 September 2018.

[3] Low p.413

[4] Hal Erickson. "You'd Be Surprised (1930) - Walter Forde - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie. Retrieved 10 September 2018.

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