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
Cast
- Betty Lynne as Dorothy Glennister
- Edmund Breon as Colonel Root
- John Longden as Lt. Glennister
- John Wickham as Lt. Graham
- Arthur Hambling as Corporal Sykes
- Frederick Burtwell as Nobby
- Michael Morel as Jules Marnier
- Margaret Yarde as Dernaux
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|0030157}}
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Category:1930s English-language films
Category:Films directed by Norman Lee
Category:Films set in the 1910s
Category:British films based on plays
Category:Films shot at Welwyn Studios
Category:Remakes of British films
Category:British black-and-white films
Category:English-language comedy films
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