Matinee_Idol_(film)

<i>Matinee Idol</i> (film)

Matinee Idol (film)

1933 film

For the 1928 film, see The Matinee Idol.

Matinee Idol is a 1933 British crime film directed by George King and starring Camilla Horn, Miles Mander and Marguerite Allan.[1] The screenplay concerns a young actress who is suspected of murder.[2] It was shot at Wembley Studios in London. The film's sets were designed by the art director J. Elder Wills. It was a quota quickie distributed by United Artists.[3]

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Plot summary

A young actress is suspected of murder when a matinee idol she had prevented seducing her sister is found dead.

Cast

References

  1. [1]
    BFI.org
  2. [2]
    "Matinee Idol (1933) - George King | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" – via www.allmovie.com.
  3. [3]
    Chibnall p.274

Bibliography

  • 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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