Blondes for Danger
{{Short description|1934 British film by Jack Raymond}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Blondes for Danger
| image = "Blondes_for_Danger"_(1938).jpg
| caption = Original trade ad Kinematograph Weekly
| director = Jack Raymond
| producer = Herbert Wilcox
| writer = Gerald Elliott
| based_on = the novel Red for Danger by Evadne Price
| narrator =
| starring = Gordon Harker
Enid Stamp-Taylor
| music = John Blore Borelli
| cinematography = George Stretton
| editing = Peggy Hennessey
| studio = Herbert Wilcox Productions
| distributor = British Lion
| released = {{Film date|1938}}
| runtime = 68 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Blondes for Danger is a 1938 British thriller film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Gordon Harker and Enid Stamp-Taylor.{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a57c5fe|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811074248/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a57c5fe|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 August 2016|title=Blondes for Danger (1938)|work=BFI}} It was made at Beaconsfield Studios for release by British Lion.Wood p.94 The film's sets were designed by the art director Norman G. Arnold.{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9fe226c0|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811083657/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9fe226c0|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 August 2016|title=Norman Arnold|work=BFI}}
Premise
London cabbie Alf Huggins finds himself caught up in the world of espionage and assassination. When a British executive's monopoly of the oil industry is threatened, Alf is set up as the patsy for his attempt on a Middle-Eastern Prince's life.
Cast
- Gordon Harker as Alf Huggins
- Enid Stamp-Taylor as Valerie
- Janet Johnson as Ann Penny
- Ivan Brandt as Captain Berkeley
- Percy Parsons as Quentin Hearns
- Everley Gregg as Hetty Hopper
- Henry Wolston as Doctor
- Charles Eaton as Prince Boris
Critical reception
TV Guide wrote, "nicely done suspense tale of international intrigue sparked with generous doses of comedy from the witty Harker";{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/movies/blondes-for-danger/review/115702/|title=Blondes For Danger|work=TVGuide.com}} and Sky Movies noted, "Comedy-thrillers with droop-lipped cockney character star Gordon Harker were pure gold at the box-office in Britain of the late Thirties," and went on to call the film "a robust romp."{{cite web|url=http://www.sky.com/tv/movie/blondes-for-danger-1938|title=Blondes For Danger|work=Find and Watch}}
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|0134321}}
{{Jack Raymond}}
{{Herbert Wilcox}}
Category:British thriller films
Category:Films shot at Beaconsfield Studios
Category:Films directed by Jack Raymond
Category:British black-and-white films
Category:1930s English-language films
Category:English-language thriller films
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