King of Hearts (1936 film)
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{{Infobox film
| name = King of Hearts
| image =
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| director = {{ubl|Oswald Mitchell|Walter Tennyson}}
| producer = {{ubl|Oswald Mitchell|Walter Tennyson}}
| writer = {{ubl|Matthew Boulton (play)|Oswald Mitchell|Walter Tennyson}}
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|Will Fyffe|Richard Dolman|Amy Veness|Googie Withers}}
| music = Horace Sheldon
| cinematography = Desmond Dickinson
| editing =
| studio = Butcher's Film Service
| distributor = Butcher's Film Service
| released = {{Film date|1936|03|ref1=Low p.341}}
| runtime = 82 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
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King of Hearts is a 1936 British romance film directed by Oswald Mitchell and Walter Tennyson and starring Will Fyffe, Richard Dolman and Googie Withers. It was produced by Butcher's Film Service, and made at Cricklewood Studios in London.Wood p.91
Synopsis
A working-class boy falls in love with a working-class girl.
Cast
- Will Fyffe as Bill Saunders
- Gwenllian Gill as May Saunders
- Richard Dolman as Jack Ponsonby
- Amy Veness as Mrs. Ponsonby
- O. B. Clarence as Mr. Ponsonby
- Jock McKay as George
- Googie Withers as Elaine
- Margaret Davidge as Mrs. Saunders
- Ronald Shiner as Tomkins
- Patrick Ludlow as Reggie
References
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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.
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20170530032855/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6be36ff8 King of Hearts] at the British Film Institute{{better source needed|reason=Help request: a live link can be searched for at https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/search/expert – if available, replace the archive URL with the live link. Or if none found, remove this 'better source needed' template. | date=October 2023}}
- {{IMDb title| 0146963 }}
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Category:1936 romantic comedy films
Category:British black-and-white films
Category:Films directed by Oswald Mitchell
Category:Films directed by Walter Tennyson
Category:British romantic comedy films
Category:Films shot at Cricklewood Studios
Category:1930s English-language films
Category:English-language romantic comedy films
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