Twelve Good Men
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| name = Twelve Good Men
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| director = Ralph Ince
| producer = Jerome Jackson
| based_on = The Murders in Praed Street by John Rhode
| writer = {{ubl|Sidney Gilliat|Frank Launder}}
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| starring = {{ubl|Henry Kendall|Nancy O'Neil|Joyce Kennedy}}
| music =
| cinematography = Basil Emmott
| editing =
| studio = Warner Brothers
| distributor = Warner Brothers
| released = {{Film date|1936|03}}
| runtime = 64 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
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Twelve Good Men was a 1936 British crime film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Henry Kendall, Nancy O'Neil and Joyce Kennedy. It was made at Teddington Studios by Warner Brothers as a quota quickie.Wood p. 93Chibnall p. 292 It is based on the 1928 detective thriller The Murders in Praed Street by John Rhode,Everson. with the principal series character of the book Doctor Priestley eliminated for the film.
The film is believed to be lost.Eyles and Meeker, p. 67.
Cast
- Henry Kendall as Charles Drew
- Nancy O'Neil as Ann
- Joyce Kennedy as Lady Thora
- Percy Parsons as Hopwood
- Morland Graham as Victor Day
- Bernard Miles as Inspector Pine
- Philip Ray as Higgs
- Frederick Burtwell as Fortheringay
- Roddy Hughes
- Sam Springson
- George Hughes
- Madge White
- Grace Lane
- Ralph Roberts
References
Bibliography
- Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
- Everson, W. K. (1992). Missing, believed lost. Films in Review, 43(11/12), 400.
- Eyles, Allen and David Meeker, eds. Missing Believed Lost: The Great British Film Search. (1992). United Kingdom: BFI Publishing.
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0028424}}
{{Ralph Ince}}
{{Launder and Gilliat}}
Category:British crime drama films
Category:1936 crime drama films
Category:1930s English-language films
Category:Films shot at Teddington Studios
Category:Films directed by Ralph Ince
Category:British black-and-white films
Category:Films based on British novels
Category:English-language crime drama films
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