The Village Squire
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Directed by | Reginald Denham |
Produced by | Anthony Havelock-Allan |
Written by | Arthur Jarvis Black (play) Sherard Powell |
Starring | David Horne Leslie Perrins Moira Lynd Vivien Leigh. |
Cinematography | Francis Carver |
Edited by | Cecil H. Williamson |
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Distributed by | Paramount British Pictures |
Release dates
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April 1935 |
Running time
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66 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
The Village Squire is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Reginald Denham and starring David Horne, Leslie Perrins, Moira Lynd and Vivien Leigh.[1] It was based on a play by Arthur Jarvis Black. A village's amateur production of MacBeth is aided by the arrival of a Hollywood star. This provokes the fierce resistance of the village squire who hates films.[2]
The film was a quota quickie, produced at Elstree Studios for Paramount to help them meet their yearly quota set down by the British government. Today the film is best known for marking the debut of Vivien Leigh.
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Cast
- David Horne - Squire Hollis
- Leslie Perrins - Richard Venables
- Moira Lynd - Mary Hollis
- Vivien Leigh - Rose Venables
- Margaret Watson - Aunt Caroline
- Haddon Mason - Doctor Blake
- Ivor Barnard - Mr Worsford
References
- ↑ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/56710
- ↑ Chibnall p.131
Bibliography
- Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' film. British Film Institute, 2007.
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). The Village Squire at IMDb
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- English-language films
- 1935 films
- British films
- 1930s comedy films
- Films directed by Reginald Denham
- Films based on plays
- Films set in England
- British comedy films
- Films produced by Anthony Havelock-Allan
- 1930s British comedy film stubs
- British black-and-white films