The Captain's Table (1936 film)
| The Captain's Table | |
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| Directed by | Percy Marmont |
| Written by | John Paddy Carstairs |
| Produced by | James A. Fitzpatrick |
| Starring |
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| Music by | Gideon Fagan |
Production company | FitzPatrick Pictures |
| Distributed by | MGM |
Release date |
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Running time | 55 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Captain's Table is a 1936 British crime film directed by and starring Percy Marmont. It also featured Marian Spencer and Louis Goodrich. The film was made at Shepperton Studios as a quota quickie for distribution by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[1]
Plot
[edit]A passenger on an Atlantic liner is found strangled, leading to a police investigation.[2]
Cast
[edit]- Percy Marmont - John Brooke
- Marian Spencer - Ruth Manning
- Louis Goodrich - Captain Henderson
- Daphne Courtney - Mary Vaughan
- Mark Daly - Sanders
- Phillip Brandon - Eric Manning
- Hugh McDermott - Inspector Mooney
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The British of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
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Categories:
- 1936 films
- 1936 crime films
- British crime films
- Films directed by Percy Marmont
- Films shot at Shepperton Studios
- British seafaring films
- Films with screenplays by John Paddy Carstairs
- British black-and-white films
- Films about murder
- 1930s English-language films
- 1930s British films
- English-language crime films
- 1930s British film stubs
- 1930s crime film stubs