The 1930s Collection (1936)
2.9 of 5 from 48 ratings
4h 30min
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- Synopsis:
Collection of four 1930s British dramas.
The Lash (1934)
Hearty morality tale about a self-made millionaire (Lyn Harding) and the weakling son (John Mills) who lets him down at every turn. Even jumping a ship bound for Australia to return to England and continue an affair with a married woman (Joan Maude). Finally the millionaire gives his son a savage beating with a stockman's whip. But has either learnt anything? Only time will tell.
Big Ben Calling (1935)Hughie Green Comedy Musical in which a Radio shop proprietor, a songwriter and a cafe proprietress start a pirate radio station to help save themselves from financial disaster. They lead the police a merry dance until their secret location is uncovered.
Flood Tide (1934)
A shot on location story of life on the Thames Estuary in the 1930's. After doubts all round Ted (Leslie Hatton), son of a lock keeper, decides he does want to marry Betty (Janice Adair), daughter of a bargee, while the bargee, Bill (George Carney) is more worried about how to win the cup at the Bargee's Regatta.
The Captain's Table (1936)
On a transatlantic cruise ship, a musicians wife is found strangled. Suspects are plentiful, but, with the help of one of them, a detective who poses as a steward, the ship's captain (Percy Marmont) finally discovers the killer. Lively pocket crime drama that moves quickly and makes one wonder why Marmont directed so little.- Actors:
- Louis Goodrich, Mark Daly, Philip Brandon, Marian Spencer, Daphne Courtney, Eric Lugg, Arthur Webb, R. Steuart West, Hugh McDermott, Percy Marmont, Lyn Harding, John Mills, Leslie Perrins, Aubrey Mather, D.J. Williams, Roy Emerton, Victor Stanley, Peggy Blythe, Joan Maude, Mary Jerrold
- Directors:
- Percy Marmont, Ivar Campbell, Henry Edwards, John Baxter
- Producers:
- Julius Hagen, Norman Loudon, James A. FitzPatrick
- Writers:
- Vera Allinson, H. Fowler Mear, Cyril Campion, Sewell Collins, Owen Davis, Brock Williams, Donovan Pedelty, Anson Dyer, Joan Hodgson
- Aka:
- The Lash / Big Ben Calling / Flood Tide / The Captain's Table
- Studio:
- Renown Pictures
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy, Drama, Music & Musicals
- Collections:
- A Brief History of Cinema Afloat: Part 3, Getting to Know..., Getting to Know: John Mills, A Brief History of Film...
