Dick Turpin (1933 film)

Dick Turpin
Directed by	Victor Hanbury John Stafford
Written by	Harrison Ainsworth (novel) Boyd Cable Dorothy Hope Victor Kendall
Produced by	Clyde Cook
Starring	Victor McLaglen Jane Carr Frank Vosper
Cinematography	Walter Blakeley Desmond Dickinson
Edited by	Ernest Aldridge Dallas Bower
Music by	Roy Douglas
Production company	Stoll Pictures
Distributed by	Gaumont British Distributors
Release date	1933
Running time	79 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Dick Turpin is a 1933 British historical drama film directed by Victor Hanbury and John Stafford it starred Victor McLaglen, Jane Carr, Frank Vosper, James Finlayson and Cecil Humphreys. The film depicts the adventures of the eighteenth century highwayman Dick Turpin and his legendary ride to York. It is based on a historical novel by Harrison Ainsworth.

It was made at Cricklewood Studios with sets designed by the art director Wilfred Arnold. It was the last film made by Stoll Pictures which had once been the dominant producer in Britain during the silent era.

Cast

• Victor McLaglen as Dick Turpin
• Jane Carr as Eleanor Mowbray
• Frank Vosper as Tom King
• James Finlayson as Jeremy
• Cecil Humphreys as Sir Luke Rookwood
• Gillian Lind as Nan
• Gibb McLaughlin as Governor of Newgate
• Alexander Field as Weazel Jones
• Roy Findlay as Dan Smollet
• Helen Ferrers as Lady Rookwood
• Lewis Gilbert as Jem

Bibliography

• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

• Dick Turpin at IMDb