| The Big Noise | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Alex Bryce |
| Written by |
Gerard Fairlie Gene Markey Harry Ruskin |
| Produced by | John Findlay |
| Starring |
Alastair Sim Norah Howard Fred Duprez |
| Cinematography | Stanley Grant |
| Music by | Colin Wark |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Company |
Release date |
|
Running time | 65 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Big Noise is a 1936 British musical comedy film directed by Alex Bryce and starring Alastair Sim, Norah Howard and Fred Duprez. The film was a quota quickie made at Wembley Studios by the Hollywood studio Fox's British subsidiary. [1]
Synopsis
A clerk in an oil company is promoted in order to make him the fall guy for a series of illegal transactions that have brought it to the brink of ruin, but instead manages to turn the business around
Cast
- Alastair Sim as Finny
- Norah Howard as Mary Miller
- Fred Duprez as Henry Hadley
- Grizelda Harvey as Consuelo
- C. Denier Warren as E. Pinkerton Gale
- Viola Compton as Mrs. Dayton
- Peter Popp as Jenkins
- Howard Douglas as Gluckstein
- Reginald Forsyth as Orchestra Leader
- Edie Martin as Old Lady
References
- ^ Wood p.89
Bibliography
- Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The British 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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- 1936 films
- British musical comedy films
- British black-and-white films
- 1936 musical comedy films
- Films directed by Alex Bryce
- Films shot at Wembley Studios
- 1930s English-language films
- 1930s British films
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- Films scored by Colin Wark
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| The Big Noise | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Alex Bryce |
| Written by |
Gerard Fairlie Gene Markey Harry Ruskin |
| Produced by | John Findlay |
| Starring |
Alastair Sim Norah Howard Fred Duprez |
| Cinematography | Stanley Grant |
| Music by | Colin Wark |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Company |
Release date |
|
Running time | 65 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Big Noise is a 1936 British musical comedy film directed by Alex Bryce and starring Alastair Sim, Norah Howard and Fred Duprez. The film was a quota quickie made at Wembley Studios by the Hollywood studio Fox's British subsidiary. [1]
Synopsis
A clerk in an oil company is promoted in order to make him the fall guy for a series of illegal transactions that have brought it to the brink of ruin, but instead manages to turn the business around
Cast
- Alastair Sim as Finny
- Norah Howard as Mary Miller
- Fred Duprez as Henry Hadley
- Grizelda Harvey as Consuelo
- C. Denier Warren as E. Pinkerton Gale
- Viola Compton as Mrs. Dayton
- Peter Popp as Jenkins
- Howard Douglas as Gluckstein
- Reginald Forsyth as Orchestra Leader
- Edie Martin as Old Lady
References
- ^ Wood p.89
Bibliography
- Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The British 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.
External links
|
| This article related to a British film of the 1930s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
|
| This article about a musical comedy film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1936 films
- British musical comedy films
- British black-and-white films
- 1936 musical comedy films
- Films directed by Alex Bryce
- Films shot at Wembley Studios
- 1930s English-language films
- 1930s British films
- English-language musical comedy films
- Films scored by Colin Wark
- 1930s British film stubs
- Musical comedy film stubs