Beloved Imposter
{{Short description|1936 British film by Victor Hanbury}}
{{other uses|Beloved Impostor (disambiguation)}}
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{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Beloved Imposter
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| director = Victor Hanbury
| producer = John Stafford
| writer = Ethel Mannin (novel)
Connery Chappell
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| starring = Rene Ray
Fred Conyngham
Germaine Aussey
Charles Oliver
| music = Jack Beaver
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio = John Stafford Productions
| distributor = RKO Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1936}}
| runtime = 86 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
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Beloved Imposter is a 1936 British musical film directed by Victor Hanbury and starring Rene Ray, Fred Conyngham and Germaine Aussey.{{Cite web |title=Beloved Imposter |url=https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/150047033 |access-date=12 October 2024 |website=British Film Institute Collections Search}} It was made at Welwyn Studios and released as a quota film by RKO Pictures.{{Cite book |last=Chibnall |first=Steve. |title=Quota Quickies: The British of the British 'B' Film |publisher=British Film Institute |year=2007 |isbn=978-1844571550 |pages=287}} It was written by Connery Chappell based on the novel Dancing Boy by Ethel Mannin.
Cast
- Rene Ray as Mary
- Fred Conyngham as George
- Germaine Aussey as La Lumiere
- Charles Oliver as Pierre
- Penelope Parkes as Connie
- Edwin Ellis as Herbert
- Fred Groves as Jack Harding
- Bela Mila as Mona
- Tony De Lungo as Govani
- Laurence Hanray as Arthur
- Leslie 'Hutch' Hutchinson as pianist
- Gwen Farrar as singer
- Sidney Culver as Horace
- Phil Thomas as Hodges
- Quentin McPhearson as Mr. Watts
- Reginald Long as Mr. Sladen
- Dino Galvani as manager of cabaret
- Scott Harrold as Davis
- Billy Wells as policeman
- Bruno Barnabe as policeman
Reception
Picturegoer wrote: "This adaptation of Ethel Mannin's book runs to length and is apt to become wearisome. It has touches of humanity and the theme has possibilities which have not been well exploited. ... One of the picture's main defects is the introduction of 'turns' whch only succeeds in holding up the plot. The final murder is effective, but it is spoilt by the consequent anti-climax."{{Cite journal |date=9 July 1936 |title=Beloved Imposter |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1777230243 |journal=Picturegoer |volume=6 |issue= |pages=32 |url-access=subscription |via=ProQuest}}
In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "Wearisome musical drama somewhat enlivened by Rene Ray's performance."{{Cite book |last=Quinlan |first=David |title=British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 |publisher=B.T. Batsford Ltd. |year=1984 |isbn=0-7134-1874-5 |location=London |pages=38}}
References
External links
- {{IMDb title|0027346}}
{{Victor Hanbury}}
Category:British musical comedy films
Category:British black-and-white films
Category:1936 musical comedy films
Category:Films directed by Victor Hanbury
Category:Films shot at Welwyn Studios
Category:Films based on British novels
Category:Films scored by Jack Beaver
Category:1930s English-language films
Category:English-language musical comedy films
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