Ask Beccles
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| Ask Beccles | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Redd Davis |
| Starring | Garry Marsh Lilian Oldland Abraham Sofaer |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount British Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 68 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Ask Beccles is a 1933 British comedy crime film directed by Redd Davis and starring Garry Marsh, Lilian Oldland, Abraham Sofaer and John Turnbull. The film was based on a play by Cyril Campion. It was made at British and Dominions Elstree Studios as a quota quickie for release by Paramount Pictures.[1]
Premise
[edit | edit source]A man steals a priceless diamond, but returns it when an innocent man is arrested for the theft.[2]
Cast
[edit | edit source]- Garry Marsh as Eustace Beccles
- Lilian Oldland as Marion Holforth
- Abraham Sofaer as Baki
- Allan Jeayes as Matthew Blaise
- John Turnbull as Inspector Daniels
- Evan Thomas as Sir Frederick Boyne
- Eileen Munro as Mrs. Rivers
- Fewlass Llewellyn as Sir James Holforth
References
[edit | edit source]Bibliography
[edit | edit source]- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
[edit | edit source]- Ask Beccles at IMDbLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
Categories:
- 1933 films
- Films directed by Redd Davis
- British black-and-white films
- British and Dominions Studios films
- Films shot at Imperial Studios, Elstree
- British films based on plays
- Quota quickies
- British crime comedy films
- 1930s crime comedy films
- 1933 comedy films
- 1930s English-language films
- 1930s British films
- English-language crime comedy films
- 1930s British comedy film stubs
- Crime comedy film stubs