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The Road to Fortune

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The Road to Fortune
Directed byArthur Varney
Written byHugh Broadbridge
Produced byArthur Varney
Starring
Music byDoria March
Production
company
Starcraft
Distributed byParamount British Pictures
Release date
  • 29 August 1930 (1930-08-29)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Road to Fortune is a 1930 British drama film directed by Arthur Varney and starring Guy Newall, Doria March and Florence Desmond.[1] It was based on a novel by Hugh Broadbridge.

It was shot at Twickenham Studios and on location in Cornwall. It was made as a quota quickie for release by Paramount Pictures.[2]

Cast

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  • Guy Newall as Guy Seaton
  • Doria March as June Eastman
  • Florence Desmond as Toots Willoughby
  • Stanley Cooke as Prof. Kingsbury
  • George Vollaire as Dr. Killick
  • J.H. Wakefield as Willard
  • Jean Lester as Miss Lurcher

References

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  1. ^ BFI.org
  2. ^ Chibnall p.262

Bibliography

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  • 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.
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