Accused (1936 film)
Appearance
Accused | |
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Directed by | Thornton Freeland |
Written by | Zoë Akins George Barraud Harold French |
Produced by | Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Marcel Hellman |
Starring | Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Dolores del Río Florence Desmond Edward Rigby |
Cinematography | Victor Arménise Jack Parker |
Edited by | Conrad von Molo |
Music by | Percival Mackey |
Production company | Criterion Films |
Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Accused is a 1936 British mystery film directed by Thornton Freeland and starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Dolores del Río and Florence Desmond. It was made at Isleworth Studios by the independent Criterion Films, which Fairbanks was a co-owner of.[1] The film's sets were designed by Edward Carrick.
Plot
[edit]Two dance partners become embroiled in a murder mystery when one of the dancers is accused of murder.
Cast
[edit]- Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. as Tony Seymour
- Dolores del Río as Gaby Seymour
- Florence Desmond as Yvette Delange
- Edward Rigby as Alphonse de la Riveire
- Basil Sydney as Eugene Roget
- Googie Withers as Ninette Duval
- J.H. Roberts as President of Court
- Cecil Humphreys as Prosecuting Counsel
- Esme Percy as Morel
- Moore Marriott as Dubec
- Cyril Raymond as Guy Henry
- Roland Culver as Henry Capelle
- Leo Genn as Man
References
[edit]- ^ Wood p.89
Bibliography
[edit]- Harris, Ed. Britain's Forgotten Film Factory: The Story of Isleworth Studios. Amberley Publishing, 2012.
- Low, Rachael. The History of the British Film, 1929-1939. Film Making in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1929-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
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Categories:
- 1936 films
- 1936 crime films
- 1936 mystery films
- British crime films
- British mystery films
- 1930s English-language films
- Films directed by Thornton Freeland
- Films shot at Isleworth Studios
- British black-and-white films
- Films set in Paris
- United Artists films
- British courtroom films
- Films scored by Percival Mackey
- 1930s British films
- 1930s British film stubs