It's a Bet

1935 film

Produced byWalter C. MycroftStarring
  • Gene Gerrard
  • Helen Chandler
  • Judy Kelly
CinematographyBryan LangleyMusic byIdris Lewis
Production
company
British International Pictures
Distributed byWardour Films
Release date
  • 1935 (1935)
Running time
69 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]

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References

  1. ^ Wood p.82
  2. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0026538/

Bibliography

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

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