Laburnum Grove
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| Directed by | Carol Reed |
| Written by | J.B. Priestley (play) Anthony Kimmins Gordon Wellesley |
| Produced by | Basil Dean |
| Starring | Edmund Gwenn Cedric Hardwicke Victoria Hopper Ethel Coleridge |
| Cinematography | John W. Boyle |
| Edited by | Jack Kitchin |
| Music by | Ernest Irving |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Associated British (UK) |
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Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Laburnum Grove is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Carol Reed and starring Edmund Gwenn, Cedric Hardwicke and Victoria Hopper.[1] It was based on the 1933 play of the same name written by J. B. Priestley.[2]
Plot summary
To rid himself of his sponging relatives a man tells them he is really a forger which causes them to leave. His wife believes he is joking, but he has in fact allowed the truth to slip out and now he is in danger of being arrested.[3]
Cast
- Edmund Gwenn as Mr. Radfern
- Cedric Hardwicke as Mr. Baxley
- Victoria Hopper as Elsie Radfern
- Ethel Coleridge as Mrs. Baxley
- Katie Johnson as Mrs. Radfern
- Francis James as Harold Russ
- James Harcourt as Joe Fletten
- David Hawthorne as Inspector Stack
- Frederick Burtwell as Simpson
Novelization
In 1936, Heinemann, London issued, in hardcover, J.B. Priestley's Laburnum Grove "based on the famous stage play & film" by Ruth Holland.[4] This book marked the second "collaboration" between Holland and Priestley, as she had three years before novelized his play Dangerous Corner.[5] Ms. Holland was at the time known for at least one work of popular contemporary fiction of her own, The Lost Generation, a wartime novel.[6] She was also, by way of Priestley's second marriage, his sister-in-law.[7]
References
- ^ "BFI Screenonline: Laburnum Grove (1936)". www.screenonline.org.uk.
- ^ Goble, Alan (1 January 1999). "The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film". Walter de Gruyter – via Google Books.
- ^ "Laburnum Grove (1936)".
- ^ "Laburnum Grove, The Novel of J. B. Priestley's Famous Play And Film by Ruth Holland - World of rare Books.com". www.worldofrarebooks.com.
- ^ "Dangerous Corner: A Novel By Ruth Holland from the Play by J. B. Priestley, with his co-operation, and a Foreword [Mellifont Library Series] by Ruth Holland with co-operation of J. B. Priestley [1894-1984]: Published by Mellifont Press Limited, 60 Chancery Lane, London circa . London circa 1939. - Little Stour Books PBFA Member". www.abebooks.co.uk.
- ^ Holland, Ruth (6 September 2017). "The Lost Generation". London – via Open WorldCat.
- ^ "archives.nypl.org -- Search results". archives.nypl.org.
Bibliography
- Evans, Peter William. Carol Reed. Manchester University Press, 2005.
External links
- Laburnum Grove at IMDb
- Laburnum Grove at the BFI's Screenonline
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