Ask Beccles

{{Short description|1933 British film by Redd Davis}}

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| director = Redd Davis

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| starring = Garry Marsh
Lilian Oldland
Abraham Sofaer

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| studio = British and Dominions

| distributor = Paramount British Pictures

| released = {{Film date|1933|12}}

| runtime = 68 minutes

| country = United Kingdom

| language = English

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Ask Beccles is a 1933 British comedy crime film directed by Redd Davis and starring Garry Marsh, Lilian Oldland, Abraham Sofaer and John Turnbull. The film was based on a play by Cyril Campion. It was made at British and Dominions Elstree Studios as a quota quickie for release by Paramount Pictures.Wood p.77

Premise

A man steals a priceless diamond, but returns it when an innocent man is arrested for the theft.{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/66343|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114065424/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/66343|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 January 2009|title=Ask Beccles (1934)|work=BFI}}

Cast

References

Bibliography

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