First Night (film)

First Night
Directed byDonovan Pedelty
Written by
Produced byVictor M. Greene
Starring
Production
company
Crusade Films
Distributed byParamount British Pictures
Release date
July 1937
Running time
69 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

First Night is a 1937 British drama film directed by Donovan Pedelty and starring Jack Livesey, Rani Waller and Sunday Wilshin. It was made at Wembley Studios as a quota quickie.[1]

Cast

  • Jack Livesey as Richard Garnet
  • Rani Waller as Judith Armstrong
  • Sunday Wilshin as Rosalind Faber
  • Ernest Mainwaring as Henry Armstrong
  • Margaret Damer as Elaine Armstrong
  • Ann Wilton as Ivy
  • Felix Erwin as Patterson Luke
  • Bill Shine (actor)

References

  1. ^ Chibnall p.294

Bibliography

  • 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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