All In (film)
| All In | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Marcel Varnel |
| Written by | Val Guest Leslie Arliss |
| Based on | Tattenham Corner by Philip Merivale & Brandon Fleming |
| Produced by | Michael Balcon |
| Starring | Ralph Lynn Gina Malo Jack Barty Claude Dampier |
| Cinematography | Arthur Crabtree |
| Edited by | Alfred Roome |
| Music by | Louis Levy |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Gaumont British Distributors |
Release date | November 1936[1] |
Running time | 71 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
All In is a 1936 British sports comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Ralph Lynn, Gina Malo and Garry Marsh.[2] The owner of a racing stables has high hopes of winning The Derby, but fate intervenes. It is also known by the alternative title Tattenham Corner, from the play on which it is based.
The film was made at Islington Studios by Gainsborough Pictures with sets designed by the art director Alex Vetchinsky. It was based on a play, Tattenham Corner, by Philip Merivale and Brandon Fleming, which takes its name from a sharp bend on Epsom Racecourse, where the Derby is run.
Cast[edit]
- Ralph Lynn as Archie Slott
- Gina Malo as Kay Slott
- Jack Barty as Tingaling Tom
- Claude Dampier as Toop
- Sydney Fairbrother as Genesta Slott
- Garry Marsh as Lilleywhite
- Robert Nainby as Eustace Slott
- O. B. Clarence as Hemingway
- Gibb McLaughlin as Reverend Cuppleditch
- Glennis Lorimer as Kitty
- Fewlass Llewellyn as Dean of Plinge
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Cook p.191
- ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | ALL IN (1936)". Archived from the original on 2 September 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
Bibliography[edit]
- Cook, Pam. Gainsborough Pictures: Cassell, 1997,
- Low, Rachael. The History of the British Film, 1929-1939. Film Making in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1929-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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