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24 June 1935 (UK)
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Lazybones is an idle baronet. He hasn't a care in the world until his father cuts him off without a penny...
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(Complete credited cast) | Claire Luce | ... | Kitty McCarthy |
| Ian Hunter | ... | Sir Reginald Ford |
| Sara Allgood | ... | Bridget |
| Bernard Nedell | ... | Mike McCarthy |
 | Michael Shepley | ... | Hildebrand Pope |
| Bobbie Comber | ... | Kemp |
| Denys Blakelock | ... | Hugh Ford |
| Mary Gaskell | ... | Marjory Ford |
| Pamela Carne | ... | Lottie Pope |
| Harold Warrender | ... | Lord Melton |
| Miles Malleson | ... | Pessimist |
| Fred Withers | ... | Richards |
| Frank Morgan | ... | Tom |
| Fewlass Llewellyn | ... | Lord Brockley |
| Paul Blake | ... | Viscount Woodland |
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65 min
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This was made at a time when the studios used to work through the night and the leading actors were both in plays in London. So after their evening performance they would come out to Twickenham to shoot their parts. And the film was about someone who's meant to be idle!
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Featured in Truly, Madly, Cheaply!: British B Movies (2008) (TV)
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An example of a "Quota Quickie" - one of the hundreds of low-budget B movies that British studios churned out to receive government funding between 1927-1937.
Making allowances for the financial and time constraints this film was clearly made under (many of the "Quota Quickie" films were shot around the working schedules of actors who were simultaneously engaged in theatrical work), the film still falls a bit short due to a weak script and (unsurprisingly) rather stagy performances by the cast. On the plus side, the film does have quite an engaging plot and rattles along at a cheery pace.
In conclusion, Lazybones is worth viewing for 3 reasons: 1) a fantastic little cameo appearance by the wonderful British character actor Miles Malleson 2) for Michael Powell fans to catch his early directorial work 3) for Alfred Hitchcock fans to realise just how far ahead of the game he was! (The 39 Steps was released in the same year)