The Right Age to Marry

1935 film by Maclean Rogers

  • Kathleen Butler
  • H. F. Maltby
Produced byA. George SmithStarring
  • Frank Pettingell
  • Joyce Bland
  • Tom Helmore
CinematographyGeoffrey Faithfull
Production
company
George Smith Productions
Distributed byRKO Pictures
Release date
  • 21 October 1935 (1935-10-21)
Running time
69 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish

The Right Age to Marry is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Frank Pettingell, Joyce Bland and Tom Helmore. It was made at Walton Studios as a quota quickie.[1]

Synopsis

The screenplay concerns a wealthy northern cotton mill owner who retires to a southern seaside resort and tries to move amongst the upper-classes. He is targeted by a gold digger, but comes to realize he is really in love with his former housekeeper.

Cast

  • Frank Pettingell as Lomas
  • Joyce Bland as Ellen
  • Tom Helmore as Stephen
  • Ruby Miller as Mrs. Carlisle
  • Moira Lynd as Carol
  • Hal Walters as Crowther
  • H. F. Maltby as Tetley
  • Gerald Barry as Major Locke
  • Isobel Scaife as Clara
  • Reginald Bates
  • Vincent Holman

References

  1. ^ Chibnall p.285

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

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