Death on the Set
{{Short description|1935 British film by Leslie S. Hiscott}}
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{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Death on the Set
| image =
| caption =
| director = Leslie S. Hiscott
| producer = Julius Hagen
| writer = Michael Barringer
Victor MacLure
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|Henry Kendall|Eve Gray|Jeanne Stuart|Garry Marsh}}
| music = W.L. Trytel
| cinematography = William Luff
Ernest Palmer
| editing = Ralph Kemplen
| studio = Twickenham Studios
| distributor = Universal Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1935|07|29|df=yes}}
| runtime = 73 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
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Death on the Set (also known as Murder on the Set) is a 1935 British mystery film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Henry Kendall, Eve Gray, Jeanne Stuart and Wally Patch. Its plot concerns a film director who murders a leading gangster and takes his place, later pinning the killing on a prominent actress.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090116055019/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/61178 BFI.org] It is also known by the alternative title .
The film was a quota quickie produced at Twickenham Studios by Julius Hagen for distribution by Universal Pictures.
Cast
- Henry Kendall as Cayley Morden / Charlie Marsh
- Eve Gray as Laura Cane
- Jeanne Stuart as Lady Blanche
- Garry Marsh as Inspector Burford
- Wally Patch as Sergeant Crowther
- Lewis Shaw as Jimmy Frayle
- Alfred Wellesley as Studio Manager
- Ben Welden as Freshman
- Rita Halsam as Constance Lyon
- Robert Nainby as Lord Umbridge
- Hal Walters as Albert
- Elizabeth Arkell as Mrs. Hipkin
References
Bibliography
- Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
External links
{{IMDb title|0027505}}
{{Leslie S. Hiscott}}
Category:British mystery films
Category:1930s English-language films
Category:Films directed by Leslie S. Hiscott
Category:Films shot at Twickenham Film Studios
Category:Films about filmmaking
Category:British black-and-white films
Category:Films scored by William Trytel
Category:English-language mystery films
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