Blind Folly is a 1939 British comedy film directed by Reginald Denham and starring Clifford Mollison, Lilli Palmer, and Leslie Perrins.[2] The screenplay concerns a man who inherits a nightclub that belonged to his brother but soon discovers that it is the headquarters for a dangerous criminal gang.
| Blind Folly | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Reginald Denham |
| Written by | John Hunter H. F. Maltby |
| Produced by | A. George Smith |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Geoffrey Faithfull |
Production company | Canterbury Films |
| Distributed by | RKO Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £17,803[1] |
It was made at Walton Studios as a quota quickie.[3]
Cast
edit- Clifford Mollison as George Bunyard
- Lilli Palmer as Valerie
- Leslie Perrins as Deverell
- William Kendall as Raine
- Gus McNaughton as Professor Zozo
- Elliott Mason as Aunt Mona
- David Horne as Mr Steel
- Gertrude Musgrove as Agnes
- Roland Culver as Ford
- Anthony Holles as Louis
- Michael Ripper
References
edit- ^ Chapman, Llewella. "'The highest salary ever paid to a human being': Creating a Database of Film Costs from the Bank of England". Journal of British cinema and television, 2022-10. Vol. 19, no. 4. Edinburgh University Press. p. 470-494 at 482.
- ^ "Blind Folly (1939)". BFI. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
- ^ Chibnall p.301
Bibliography
edit- 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- Blind Folly at IMDb
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