Ask Beccles
{{Short description|1933 British film by Redd Davis}}
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{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}
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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
- Garry Marsh as Eustace Beccles
- Lilian Oldland as Marion Holforth
- Abraham Sofaer as Baki
- Allan Jeayes as Matthew Blaise
- John Turnbull as Inspector Daniels
- Evan Thomas as Sir Frederick Boyne
- Eileen Munro as Mrs. Rivers
- Fewlass Llewellyn as Sir James Holforth
References
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0166490}}
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Category:Films directed by Redd Davis
Category:British black-and-white films
Category:British and Dominions Studios films
Category:Films shot at Imperial Studios, Elstree
Category:British films based on plays
Category:British crime comedy films
Category:1930s crime comedy films
Category:1930s English-language films
Category:English-language crime comedy films
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