Fighting Stock
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{{Infobox film
| name = Fighting Stock
| image = Fighting_Stock_(1935_film).jpg
| caption = Opening title card
| director = Tom Walls
| producer =
| screenplay =Ben Travers
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|Tom Walls|Ralph Lynn|Robertson Hare}}
| music = Louis Levy
| cinematography = Philip Tannura
| editing = Charles Frend
| studio = Gaumont British Picture Corporation
| distributor =Gaumont British Distributors
| released = {{Film date|1935|04|10|London,UK|df=y}}
| runtime = 69 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Fighting Stock is a 1935 British comedy film directed by and starring Tom Walls. It also features Robertson Hare, Lesley Wareing and Herbert Lomas. its plot involves a Brigadier who retires to a country cottage for some quiet fishing, but it soon overtaken by madcap events. The screenplay is by Ben Travers based on his earlier stage play of the same name, and the cast included cast members from Travers's Aldwych Farces.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090115034140/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/33165 BFI.org]
It was filmed at Islington StudiosWood p.82 with sets by Oscar Friedrich Werndorff.
Cast
- Tom Walls as Brig. Gen. Sir Donald Rowley
- Ralph Lynn as Sydney Rowley
- Robertson Hare as Duck
- Marie Lohr as Mrs. Barbara Rivers
- Herbert Lomas as Murlow
- Lesley Wareing as Eileen Rivers
- Veronica Rose as Diana Rivers
- Hubert Harben as Mr. Rivers
- Margaret Davidge as Mrs. Fenton
- Peggy Simpson as Maid
- Mary Jerrold as Emmie
- Sybil Grove as Mrs. Peacock
- Norah Howard as Ada
Critical reception
Sky Movies gave the film three out of five stars, and wrote, "The `Aldwych' comedy trio of Tom Walls, Ralph Lynn and J Robertson Hare in another of their great laughter hits from the Thirties, this one taking the mickey out of the huntin', shootin' and fishin' brigade. Tom Walls also directs, and keeps the fun fast and frantic. Amusing Tom and Jerry-style stuff from some highly polished farceurs."{{cite web |url=http://www.sky.com/tv/movie/fighting-stock-1935 |title=Fighting Stock |website=www.sky.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170331210049/http://www.sky.com/tv/movie/fighting-stock-1935 |archive-date=2017-03-31}}
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|0126907}}
{{Tom Walls}}
Category:Gainsborough Pictures films
Category:Islington Studios films
Category:Films directed by Tom Walls
Category:British black-and-white films
Category:1930s English-language films
Category:Films scored by Louis Levy
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