18 Minutes
(Redirected from Pilcott)
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| Directed by | Monty Banks |
| Screenplay by | Fred Thompson |
| Story by | Gregory Ratoff |
| Produced by | Gregory Ratoff |
| Starring | Gregory Ratoff John Loder Benita Hume |
| Cinematography | Jack Cox Geoffrey Faithfull |
| Edited by | Emile de Ruelle |
| Music by | Alexis Arkhangelsky |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Pathé Pictures Ltd. (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
18 Minutes is a 1935 British drama film directed by Monty Banks and starring Gregory Ratoff, John Loder and Benita Hume.[1] It was shot at Walton Studios near London.[2]
Plot
[edit]A lion tamer adopts an orphaned girl and marries her, only to find that she loves another.[3]
Cast
[edit]- Gregory Ratoff as Nikita
- John Loder as Trelawney
- Benita Hume as Lady Phyllis Pilcott
- Katharine Sergava as Lida
- Richard Bennett as Korn
- Hugh Wakefield as Lord Pilcott
- Paul Graetz as Pietro
- Rosamund Barnes as Lida as a Child
- Carl Harbord as Jacques
- Margaret Yarde as Marie
- Hal Gordon as Osso
Critical reception
[edit]TV Guide described 18 Minutes as an "Interesting drama, way above average for British films of the time"; and rated it three out of five stars.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "18 Minutes (1935)". Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
- ^ Wood p.81
- ^ Gifford, Denis (1 April 2016). British Film Catalogue: Two Volume Set - The Fiction Film/The Non-Fiction Film. Routledge. ISBN 9781317740636 – via Google Books.
- ^ "18 Minutes - TV Guide". TV Guide.
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]- 18 Minutes at IMDb
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