The Lad (1935)

Director:

Henry Edwards

Writers:

Gerard Fairlie, Edgar Wallace (novel)

Stars:

Gordon Harker, Betty Stockfeld, Jane Carr

Cast

Credited cast:
Gordon Harker	...	Bill Shane
Betty Stockfeld	...	Lady Fandon
Jane Carr	...	Pauline
Michael Shepley	...	Arthur Maddeley
Gerald Barry	...	Lord Fandon
Geraldine Fitzgerald	...	Joan
Sebastian Shaw	...	Jimmy
John Turnbull	...	Inspector Martin
Ralph Truman	...	O'Shea
David Hawthorne	...	Major Grannitt
Wilfrid Caithness	...	Tanner
Barbara Everest	...	Mrs. Lorraine
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Phyllis Robins

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 February 1935 (UK)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twickenham Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

72 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

User Reviews

British Quota Quickie

This is a quota quickie from the 1930s.Now this can lead to poverty of ideas as well as production standards,but not in this case.The main reason is a standout performance by Gordon Harker.More often on the right side of the law,as in The Frog or Inspector Hornleigh this time he is a former criminal trying to go straight and being mistaken for someone else when he arrives at a country estate ,There are many of the usual components of this type of film.It has to be said that without the efforts of Harker this would be a fairly mundane effort.For those who do not know of him he played mainly character roles between 20's and 50's,mainly with a cockney background.His well known catchphrase was "Well now me old cocksparra".Anyway if it comes your way it is worth a viewing.