The Third Clue
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| The Third Clue | |
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| Directed by | Albert Parker |
| Written by | |
| Based on | novel The Shakespeare Murders by Neil Gordon |
| Produced by | Ernest Gartside |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | |
| Edited by | Reginald Beck |
Production company | Fox-British Pictures |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Company |
Release date |
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Running time | 72 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Third Clue is a 1934 British crime film directed by Albert Parker and starring Basil Sydney, Molly Lamont and Raymond Lovell.[1] The film was based on Neil Gordon's novel The Shakespeare Murders, which also inspired The Claydon Treasure Mystery (1938).[2] It was made at Wembley Studios as a quota quickie by the British subsidiary of 20th Century Fox.[3]
Synopsis
[edit | edit source]The screenplay concerns two criminals who try to recover loot hidden in an isolated manor house.[4]
Cast
[edit | edit source]- Basil Sydney as Reinhardt Conway
- Molly Lamont as Rosemary Clayton
- Robert Cochran as Peter Kerrigan
- Alfred Sangster as Rupert Clayton
- C. M. Hallard as Gabriel Wells
- Raymond Lovell as Robinson, the butler
- Adela Mavis as Zeta
- Frank Atkinson as Lefty
- Ernest Sefton as Newman
- Ian Fleming as Mark Clayton
- Bruce Lester as Derek Clayton
- Mabel Terry-Lewis as Mrs. Fuller
References
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Bibliography
[edit | edit source]- 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
[edit | edit source]- The Third Clue at IMDbLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
Categories:
- 1935 films
- 1934 films
- 1934 crime films
- British crime films
- Films directed by Albert Parker
- British black-and-white films
- 1930s English-language films
- 1930s British films
- Quota quickies
- Films shot at Wembley Studios
- Fox Film films
- Films based on British novels
- English-language crime films
- 1930s British film stubs
- 1930s crime film stubs