Fame (1936 film)
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{{Infobox film
| name = Fame
| image =
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| director = Leslie S. Hiscott
| producer = Herbert Wilcox
| writer = {{ubl|Michael Barringer|Bert Lee|Jack Marks|R. P. Weston}}
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|Sydney Howard|Muriel Aked|Miki Hood}}
| music = Geraldo
| cinematography = Freddie Young
| editing =
| studio = Herbert Wilcox Productions
| distributor = General Film Distributors
| released = {{Film date|1936|03|12|df=yes}}
| runtime = 68 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
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Fame is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Sydney Howard, Muriel Aked and Miki Hood. It was made at Elstree Studios.Wood p.85
It introduced two new discoveries, Miki Hood and Geraldine Hislop. It was the second film from Herbert Wilcox Productions.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article25135056 |title=HERBERT WILCOX'S PROGRAMME. |newspaper=The West Australian |volume=52 |issue=15,542 |location=Western Australia |date=17 April 1936 |access-date=17 August 2017 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}}
Plot summary
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Cast
- Sydney Howard as Oswald Bertwhistle
- Muriel Aked as Mrs. Bertwhistle
- Miki Hood as Joan Riley
- Brian Lawrance as Douglas Cameron
- Guy Middleton as Lester Cordwell
- Geraldine Hislop as Geraldine
- Arthur Finn as Film Director
- H. F. Maltby as Mayor
- Herbert Lomas as Rumbold Wakefield
- Russell Thorndike as Judge
- Frank Pettingell as Reuben Pendleton
- Sydney Fairbrother as Train Passenger
- Maire O'Neill as Mrs. Docker
- Henry Victor as Actor
- Frederick Piper as Press Representative
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|0027602}}
{{Leslie S. Hiscott}}
{{Herbert Wilcox}}
Category:1930s English-language films
Category:Films shot at Imperial Studios, Elstree
Category:Films directed by Leslie S. Hiscott
Category:British black-and-white films
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