Lucky Jade
| Lucky Jade | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Walter Summers |
| Written by | Jane Browne Walter Summers |
| Produced by | Fred Browett |
| Starring | Betty Ann Davies John Warwick Syd Crossley |
| Cinematography | Horace Wheddon |
| Edited by | Ted Richards |
Production company | Welwyn Productions |
| Distributed by | Paramount British Pictures |
Release date | 19 July 1937 |
Running time | 69 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Lucky Jade is a 1937 British comedy crime film directed by Walter Summers and starring Betty Ann Davies, John Warwick and Syd Crossley.[1] It was shot at Welwyn Studios.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Duncan Sutherland. It was a quota quickie released by the British subsidiary of Paramount Pictures[3]
Plot[edit]
A collector of jade has an accident leading to the theft of his valuable collection, with a maid posing as an actress wrongly suspected of the crime.
Cast[edit]
- Betty Ann Davies as Betsy Bunn
- John Warwick as John Marsden
- Claire Arnold as Mrs Sparsely
- Syd Crossley as Rickets
- Derek Gorst as Bob Grant
- Gordon Court as Ricky Rickhart
- Richard Littledale as Dingbat Eisan
- Tony Wylde as Whitebait
References[edit]
Bibliography[edit]
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links[edit]
- Lucky Jade at IMDb
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Categories:
- 1937 films
- 1930s crime comedy films
- 1930s English-language films
- Films directed by Walter Summers
- British crime comedy films
- British black-and-white films
- 1937 comedy films
- 1930s British films
- Films shot at Welwyn Studios
- Films set in London
- Quota quickies
- Paramount Pictures films
- English-language crime comedy films
- 1930s British film stubs
- Crime comedy film stubs