Strange Experiment
{{short description|1937 film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Strange Experiment
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| director = Albert Parker
| producer = John Findlay
| based_on = Two Worlds by John Golden and Hubert Osborne
| writer =Edward Dryhurst
| narrator =
| starring =Donald Gray
Ann Wemyss
Mary Newcomb
| music =Charles Cowlrick
| cinematography = Ronald Neame
| editing = Peter Tanner
| studio = 20th Century Fox
| distributor =20th Century Fox
| released = {{Film date|1937|01|19|df=yes}}
| runtime = 74 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2016}}
Strange Experiment is a 1937 British drama film directed by Albert Parker and starring Donald Gray, Ann Wemyss and Mary Newcomb.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090114021146/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/51965 BFI.org] It was an adaptation of the play Two Worlds by John Golden and Hubert Osborne. It was made at Wembley Studios as a quota quickie by the British subsidiary of Fox Film.Chibnall p.296
Cast
- Donald Gray as James Martin
- Ann Wemyss as Joan Bauer
- Mary Newcomb as Helen Rollins
- Ronald Ward as Michael Waring
- Henri De Vries as Professor Bauer
- Alastair Sim as 'Pop' Lawler
- James Carew as Doctor Rollins
- Henry Caine as Sergeant Cox
- Eric Hales as Carter
- Joana Pereira as Miss Bauer
- Arnold Bell as Leech
- Lillian Talbot as Mrs Barker
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|0029613}}
{{Albert Parker}}
Category:Films directed by Albert Parker
Category:British films based on plays
Category:British black-and-white films
Category:1930s English-language films
Category:Films shot at Wembley Studios
Category:20th Century Fox films
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