Late Extra
{{Short description|1935 British film by Albert Parker}}
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| name = Late Extra
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| director = Albert Parker
| producer = Ernest Gartside
| writer = {{ubl|Ingram D'Abbes|Fenn Sherie}}
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| starring = {{ubl|James Mason|Virginia Cherrill|Alastair Sim}}
| music = Charles Cowlrick
| cinematography = Alex Bryce
| editing = Reginald Beck
| studio = Fox-British Pictures
| distributor = Fox Film Company
| released = {{Film date|1935|11|19|df=yes}}
| runtime = 69 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
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Late Extra is a 1935 British crime film directed by Albert Parker and starring James Mason (his film debut), Virginia Cherrill, and Alastair Sim.Wood p.86
It was made at Wembley Studios by the British subsidiary of the Fox Film Company as a quota quickie.{{Cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6ae97245|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309061500/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6ae97245|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 March 2016|title=Late Extra (1935)}}Chibnall p.284 The film's sets were designed by the art director Ralph W. Brinton.
Cast
{{cast listing|
- James Mason as Jim Martin
- Virginia Cherrill as Janet Graham
- Alastair Sim as MacPherson
- Ian Colin as Ronnie Carson
- Clifford McLaglen as Rudolf Weinhart
- Cyril Chosack as Jules
- David Horne as Williams - Newspaper Editor
- Antoinette Cellier as Sylvia Caporelli
- Donald Wolfit as Inspector Greville
- Hannen Swaffer as himself, Hannen Swaffer
- Andreas Malandrinos as Caporelli
- Edie Martin as Apartment Resident
- Bernard Miles as Charlie
- Bill Shine as Fred
- Desmond Tester as Copy Boy
- Ralph Truman as Minor Role
- Michael Wilding as Newspaper Telephone Operator
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References
Bibliography
- Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0026610}}
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Category:Films directed by Albert Parker
Category:Films shot at Wembley Studios
Category:20th Century Fox films
Category:British black-and-white films
Category:1930s English-language films
Category:English-language crime films
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