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Death Croons the Blues

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Death Croons the Blues
Directed byDavid MacDonald
Written byJames Ronald (novel)
H. Fowler Mear
Produced byJulius Hagen
StarringHugh Wakefield
Antoinette Cellier
George Hayes
Hugh Burden
CinematographySydney Blythe
Music byW.L. Trytel
Production
company
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
October 1937
Running time
74 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom

Death Croons the Blues is a 1937 British crime film directed by David MacDonald and starring Hugh Wakefield, Antoinette Cellier and George Hayes.[1] The film was made at Twickenham Studios by the producer Julius Hagen whose ownership of the company was about to be ended due to financial problems.

Synopsis

A reporter manages to prove a man innocent of murdering a singer.

Cast

References

  1. ^ Wood p.94

Bibliography

  • Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth 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.