French Leave (1937 film)

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{{Infobox film

| name = French Leave

| image = "French_Leave"_(1937).jpg

| caption = Betty Lynne & John Longden

| director = Norman Lee

| producer = Warwick Ward

| writer = {{ubl|Reginald Berkeley (play)|Vernon Clancey}}

| narrator =

| starring = {{ubl|Betty Lynne|Edmund Breon|John Longden}}

| music = Sydney Baynes

| cinematography = Bryan Langley

| editing =

| studio = Welwyn Studios

| distributor = Pathé Pictures

| released = {{Film date|1937|06|17|df=yes}}

| runtime = 86 minutes

| country = United Kingdom

| language = English

| budget =

| gross =

}}

French Leave is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Norman Lee and starring Betty Lynne, Edmund Breon and John Longden.{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6aaa378f|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818025420/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6aaa378f|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 August 2016|title=French Leave (1937)}} It was based on a play by Reginald Berkeley which had previously been made into a film of the same title in 1930. It was made at Welwyn Studios.Wood p.95

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Bibliography

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