The Alley Cat (1929 film)

The Alley Cat
The Alley Cat
Directed by	Hans Steinhoff
Written by	Anthony Carlyle (novel); Iris North
Produced by	Georg Jacoby; Sidney Morgan
Starring	Mabel Poulton; Jack Trevor; Clifford McLaglen; Shayle Gardner;
Cinematography	Nicolas Farkas
Production; companies	British & Foreign; Orplid-Film
Distributed by	Messtro-Orplid
Release date	3 February 1929;
Running time	79 minutes
Countries	Germany; United Kingdom
Languages	Silent; English/German intertitles

The Alley Cat is a 1929 British-German silent drama film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Mabel Poulton, Jack Trevor and Clifford McLaglen. The film was made as a co-production between the British company British & Foreign and the German Orplid-Film. Its German title was Nachtgestalten. The film was shot in Britain, partly on location around the Docklands in London. Studio shooting took place at the Grunewald Studios in Berlin.^[1] It was based on a novel by Anthony Carlyle.

Cast[edit]

Mabel Poulton as Polly
Jack Trevor as Jimmy Rice
Clifford McLaglen as Simon Beck
Shayle Gardner as inspector Fordham
Margit Manstad as Melona Miller
Marie Ault as Ma

References[edit]

^ Passerini, Luisa; Labanyi, Jo; Diehl, Karen, eds. (2012). Europe and Love in Cinema. Chicago: Intellect Books. p. 53. ISBN 978-1-84150-672-2.

Bibliography[edit]

Low, Rachael (1971). The History of the British Film, 1918–1929. London: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 978-0-04-791021-0.

External links[edit]

The Alley Cat at IMDb

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[1] Passerini, Luisa; Labanyi, Jo; Diehl, Karen, eds. (2012). Europe and Love in Cinema. Chicago: Intellect Books. p. 53. ISBN 978-1-84150-672-2.

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