The Frozen Limits
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| The Frozen Limits | |
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| Directed by | Marcel Varnel |
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| Produced by | Edward Black |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Arthur Crabtree |
| Edited by | R. E. Dearing |
| Music by | |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | General Film Distributors |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Frozen Limits is a 1939 British comedy western film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Jimmy Nervo, Bud Flanagan, Teddy Knox, Chesney Allen and Charlie Naughton a group of entertainers commonly known as The Crazy Gang.[1] It was written by Val Guest.[2]
Produced by Gainsborough Pictures it was shot at Islington Studios in London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alex Vetchinsky.
Plot summary
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A group of British pioneers decide to take part in the 1898 Alaska and Yukon goldrush having read about it in the newspaper which wrapped up their fish and chips. Their main problem is that it is now 1939.
Cast
[edit | edit source]- Jimmy Nervo as Cecil
- Bud Flanagan as Bud
- Teddy Knox as Teddy
- Chesney Allen as "Ches"
- Charlie Naughton as Charlie
- Jimmy Gold as Jimmy
- Moore Marriott as Tom Tiddler
- Eileen Bell as Jill
- Anthony Hulme as "Tex" O'Brien
- Bernard Lee as Bill McGrew
- Eric Clavering as "Foxy"
Reception
[edit | edit source]According to Kinematograph Weekly it did well at the British box office in January 1940.[3]
References
[edit | edit source]Bibliography
[edit | edit source]- Mayer, Geoff. Guide to British Cinema. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2003.
External links
[edit | edit source]- The Frozen Limits at IMDbLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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- 1939 films
- 1930s English-language films
- British Western (genre) comedy films
- 1930s Western (genre) comedy films
- British black-and-white films
- Films directed by Marcel Varnel
- Films with screenplays by Marriott Edgar
- 1939 comedy films
- Gainsborough Pictures films
- Islington Studios films
- 1930s British films
- Films scored by Charles Williams (composer)
- Films scored by Louis Levy
- English-language Western (genre) comedy films
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