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97 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
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Cast
Monty Banks
Monty
Lillian Manton
Joy
Clifford Heatherley
Mr. Pilluski
Gladys Frazin
Mrs. Pilluski
Trilby Clark
Gilda
Reginald Fox
Father
Janet Alexander
Mother
Michael Powell
Man
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Monty Banks
- Writers
- Rex Taylor, Val Valentine
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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The take
Monty Banks directs. René Guissart behind the camera. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 197 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Directed by Monty Banks, shot by René Guissart. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Monty Banks and Lillian Manton and Clifford Heatherley carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0020782 — 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
- Cinematography
- René Guissart
- Runtime
- 100 min · 1h 40m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Monty Banks
Production companies
Who made it
- BR
British International Pictures
GB
Key crew
- NovelJohn Glyder
- ProducerJohn Maxwell
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1929-11-13
