Creeping Shadows

{{Short description|1931 British film by John Orton}}

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| name = Creeping Shadows

| image = Creeping Shadows.jpg

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| director = John Orton

| producer = John Orton

| writer = J. O. C. Orton

|based_on = The Limping Man by William Matthew Scott

| narrator =

| starring = {{ubl|Franklin Dyall|Arthur Hardy|Margot Grahame}}

| music = Colin Wark

| cinematography =

| editing =

| studio = British International Pictures

| distributor = Wardour Films

| released = {{Film date|1931|07|28|df=yes}}

| runtime = 79 minutes

| country = United Kingdom

| language = English

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| gross =

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Creeping Shadows is a 1931 British crime film directed by John Orton and starring Franklin Dyall, Arthur Hardy and Margot Grahame. It was made at the Welwyn Studios of British International Pictures.Wood p.71 It was released in America under the alternative title The Limping Man, which was the name of the original West End play by William Matthew Scott on which the film is based.

Plot

Three victims plan to murder a retired informant.

Cast

References

Bibliography

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