It's a Bet

Produced byWalter C. MycroftStarringCinematographyBryan LangleyMusic byIdris LewisDistributed byWardour Films69 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish

It's a Bet is a 1935 British comedy drama film directed by Alexander Esway and starring Gene Gerrard, Helen Chandler and Judy Kelly. It was made at Elstree Studios by British International Pictures.^[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director David Rawnsley.

Synopsis

A young English reporter makes a bet with a wealthy publisher that he can disappear for a month. In his absence the publisher makes much of the mysterious disappearance in an attempt to boost the circulation of his newspaper.^[2]

Cast

• Gene Gerrard as Rollo Briggs
• Helen Chandler as Clare
• Judy Kelly as Anne
• Allen Vincent as Norman
• Dudley Rolph as Harry
• Nadine March as Mis Parsons
• Polly Ward as Maudie
• Alf Goddard as Joe
• Jimmy Godden as Mayor
• Frank Stanmore as Tramp
• Ronald Shiner as Fair Man
• Ellen Pollock as Mrs. Joe
• Violet Farebrother as Lady Allway
• George Zucco as Convict
• Raymond Raikes
• Syd Crossley
• Charlotte Parry

References

Bibliography

• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

• It's a Bet at AllMovie
• It's a Bet at the British Film Institute^{[better source needed]}
• It's a Bet at IMDb