Down River (1931 film)
| Down River | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Peter Godfrey |
| Written by | Ralph Gilbert Bettison Austin Small(novel) |
| Produced by | L'Estrange Fawcett |
| Starring | Charles Laughton Jane Baxter Harold Huth |
| Cinematography | Percy Strong |
| Music by | Louis Levy |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Gaumont British Distributors |
Release date | May 1931 |
Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Down River is a 1931 British crime film directed by Peter Godfrey and starring Charles Laughton, Jane Baxter and Harold Huth.[1] It was made at Lime Grove Studios[2] with sets designed by Andrew Mazzei.
Plot
A man smuggling drugs up the River Thames is caught when a newspaper reporter pursues him.
Cast
- Charles Laughton as Captain Grossman
- Jane Baxter as Hilary Gordon
- Harold Huth as John Durham
- Kenneth Kove as Ronnie Gordon
- Hartley Power as Lingard
- Arthur Goullet as Maxick
- Norman Shelley as Blind Rudley
- Frederick Leister as Inspector Manning
- Cyril McLaglen as Sergeant Proctor
- Humberston Wright as Sir Michael Gordon
- Hugh E. Wright as Charlie Wong
References
Bibliography
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927–1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
- Down River at IMDb
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