The Silver Spoon

1933 film

  • 20 December 1933 (1933-12-20)
Running time
64 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish

The Silver Spoon is a 1933 British comedy crime film directed by George King and starring Ian Hunter, Garry Marsh and Cecil Parker.[1] It was produced and distributed as a quota quickie by Warner Brothers and was shot at the company's Teddington Studios in London.[2] The Silver Spoon is classed by the British Film Institute as a lost film.[3]

Synopsis

The screenplay concerns a homeless man who admits to a murder he did not commit in order to protect a woman.

Cast

  • Ian Hunter as Captain Watts-Winyard
  • Garry Marsh as Hon. Roland Stone
  • Binnie Barnes as Lady Perivale
  • Cecil Parker as Trevor
  • Cecil Humphreys as Lord Perivale
  • Joan Playfair as Denise
  • O. B. Clarence as Parker
  • George Merritt as Inspector Innes

References

  1. ^ BFI.org
  2. ^ Chibnall p.275
  3. ^ Missing Believed Lost British Pictures. Retrieved 21-10-2010

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

  • The Silver Spoon at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
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