Hot News (1936 film)
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Hots News | |
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Directed by | W. P. Kellino |
Written by | |
Produced by | Ian Sutherland |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Jack Parker |
Production company | St. George's Pictures |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Hots News is a 1936 British comedy film directed by W. P. Kellino and starring Lupino Lane, Phyllis Clare and Wallace Lupino.
It was made as a quota quickie at Cricklewood Studios.[1]
Synopsis
[edit]An idiot working as a guest reporter on a newspaper gets entangled with Chicago gangsters.
Cast
[edit]- Lupino Lane as Jimmy Selby
- Phyllis Clare as Betty Mason
- Wallace Lupino as Horace Wells
- Barbara Kilner as Princess Ina
- Ben Welden as Slug Wilson
- Glen Raynham as Barbara O'Neill
- Reginald Long as Prince Stephen
- Fred Leslie as Leslie Fredericks
- George Pughe as Slim McGill
References
[edit]- ^ Chibnall p.283
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.
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