Dirty Work (1934 film)
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| Directed by | Tom Walls |
| Written by | Ben Travers |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Philip Tannura |
| Edited by | Alfred Roome |
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| Distributed by | Gaumont British Distributors |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Dirty Work is a 1934 British comedy crime film directed by Tom Walls and starring Ralph Lynn, Gordon Harker, Robertson Hare and Basil Sydney. It was based on Dirty Work, one of the Aldwych Farces, by Ben Travers, which had some of the same cast members. The film was made at the Lime Grove Studios[1] with sets designed by the art director Alfred Junge.
Plot
[edit]A private detective is hired to protect expensive jewelry.[2]
Cast
[edit]- Ralph Lynn as Jimmy Milligan
- Gordon Harker as Nettle
- Robertson Hare as Clement Peck
- Lilian Bond as Evie Wynne
- Basil Sydney as Hugh Stafford
- Margaretta Scott as Leonora Stafford
- Cecil Parker as Gordon Bray
- Gordon James as Toome
- Peter Gawthorne as Inspector Barlow
- Norma Varden as Tiara customer
- Percy Walsh as Customer with umbrella
References
[edit]- ^ Wood p.81
- ^ Dirty Work (1934 film) profile, ftvdb.bfi.org.uk; accessed 9 April 2015.
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]- Dirty Work at IMDb
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- 1934 films
- British crime comedy films
- Films directed by Tom Walls
- 1930s crime comedy films
- Films set in London
- Gainsborough Pictures films
- Films shot at Lime Grove Studios
- British black-and-white films
- Films scored by Jack Beaver
- Films scored by Louis Levy
- 1934 comedy films
- 1930s English-language films
- 1930s British films
- English-language crime comedy films
- 1930s British film stubs
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