It's Never Too Late to Mend (1937)

An evil prison administrator cruelly abuses the inmates at his prison, until one day the tables are turned.

Director:

David MacDonald

Writers:

H.F. Maltby (dialogue), H.F. Maltby (script),

Stars:

Tod Slaughter, Jack Livesey, Marjorie Taylor

Cast

Credited cast:
Tod Slaughter	...	Squire John Meadows
Jack Livesey	...	Tom Robinson
Marjorie Taylor	...	Susan Merton
Ian Colin	...	George Fielding
Laurence Hanray	...	Lawyer Crawley (as Lawrence Hanray)
D.J. Williams	...	Farmer Merton
Roy Russell	...	Rev. Mr. Eden
John Singer	...	Matthew Josephs (as Johnny Singer)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Cecil Bevan	...	Prison Inspector
Douglas Stewart	...	Prison Inspector
Mavis Villiers	...	Betty

Storyline

An evil prison administrator cruelly abuses the inmates at his prison, until one day the tables are turned.

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Plot Keywords:

prison | conspiracy | friendship | victorian era | england | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

March 1937 (UK)

Also Known As:

Never Too Late

Filming Locations:

Sound City, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

George King Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

70 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Visatone Marconi)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Doom Asylum (1987)

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Soundtracks

"Symphony No. 1"
(uncredited)
Music by Franz Schubert

User Reviews

Good 'Ol Slaughter

Never Too Late (1937)

** 1/2 (out of 4)

Insane, over the top and sometimes hilarious Tod Slaughter movie. Slaughter plays a psychotic Justice of the Peace who falls in love with a farmer's daughter but she wants nothing to do with him. She's in love with another guy but Slaughter will go to all ends to make sure they don't marry. Slaughter has the nickname "The British Bela Lugosi" due to his over the top performances but I personally find this an insult to Lugosi and American horror films. Lugosi went over the top quite a bit but never in the way Slaughter does, which makes his films watchable but also hurts them. His over the top style kills the melodrama in the film but it helps the campy horror side. The highlight of the film has to be the prison torture stuff because it's just so damn funny due to Slaughter's wildness.