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RUNTIME
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Tight 66-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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The Beggar Student
1931 1h 6m EN
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★8.0TMDB · 1
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Synopsis
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Simultaneously filmed English language version of a period operetta, in which a Polish noblewoman is romantically linked with a revolutionary student activist.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Shirley Dale
Tania
Lance Fairfax
Carl Romaine
Jerry Verno
Jan Janski
Frederick Lloyd
Colonel Ollendorff
Mark Daly
Sergeant
Jill Hands
Broni
Margaret Halstan
Countess Novalska
Edward Ashley
Nicki
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Victor Hanbury
- Writers
- John Stafford
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Victor Hanbury directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 66-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 295 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Shirley Dale and Lance Fairfax and Jerry Verno carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0021648 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Production design
- Norman G. Arnold
- Runtime
- 66 min · 1h 6m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Victor Hanbury
Production companies
Who made it
- AM
Amalgamated Films Associated
- BR
British Lion Film Corporation
Key crew
- SoundHarold V. King
- Music DirectorHorace Shepherd
- ProducerJohn Harvel
- Production DesignNorman G. Arnold
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- opera
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1931-12-16
