The Lad

The Lad
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Directed by	Henry Edwards
Produced by	Julius Hagen
Written by	Edgar Wallace (novel) Gerard Fairlie
Starring	Gordon Harker Betty Stockfeld Jane Carr Geraldine Fitzgerald
Music by	W.L. Trytel
Cinematography	Sydney Blythe
Production company	Twickenham Studios
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	27 February 1935
Running time	72 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Lad is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Gordon Harker, Betty Stockfeld and Jane Carr.^[1] It was made at Twickenham Studios.^[2] The film is based on a novel by Edgar Wallace.

Plot

Bill Shane is The Lad, an opportunistic petty criminal mistaken for a private detective. When Shane arrives at a remote country estate, he's offered lots of money not to delve into the private affairs of the Fandon family. Shane is all for taking the money and duping the family, but on being reunited with ex-girlfriend Pauline, now the Fandon's maid, he decides to turn over a new leaf.

Cast

Gordon Harker as Bill Shane aka The Lad
Betty Stockfeld as Lady Fandon
Jane Carr as Pauline Grant
Michael Shepley as Arthur Maddeley
Gerald Barry as Lord Fandon
Geraldine Fitzgerald as Joan Fandon
Sebastian Shaw as Jimmy
John Turnbull as Inspector Martin
Ralph Truman as O'Shea
David Hawthorne as Major Grannitt
Wilfrid Caithness as Tanner
Barbara Everest as Mrs. Lorraine

Critical reception

The Radio Times wrote, "Gordon Harker was such a favourite of crime writer Edgar Wallace that he frequently had material especially tailored for him. It's hardly surprising, therefore, that the actor is totally at home in this serviceable adaptation of one of Wallace's most popular thrillers...Director Henry Edwards wisely keeps the action brisk and on the light side, as the mystery is hardly baffling and the performances are painfully stiff."^[3]

References

↑ "The Lad (1935)". BFI.
↑ Wood p.86
↑ David Parkinson. "The Lad". RadioTimes.

Bibliography

Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927–1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

The Lad at the Internet Movie Database

The films of Henry Edwards

1910s	Doorsteps (1916) A Welsh Singer (1916) East Is East (1916) Merely Mrs. Stubbs (1917) If Thou Wert Blind (1917) Broken Threads (1917) The Failure (1917) What's the Use of Grumbling (1918) Towards the Light (1918) The Secret (1918) The Poet's Windfall (1918) The Message (1918) The Inevitable (1918) The Hanging Judge (1918) Old Mother Hubbard (1918) Her Savings Saved (1918) Anna (1918) Against the Grain (1918) The City of Beautiful Nonsense (1919) Possession (1919) His Dearest Possession (1919) The Kinsman (1919)

1920s	The Amazing Quest of Mr. Ernest Bliss (1920) John Forrest Finds Himself (1920) Aylwin (1920) A Temporary Vagabond (1920) Tit for Tat (1921) The Lunatic at Large (1921) The Bargain (1921) Simple Simon (1922) Lily of the Alley (1923) Boden's Boy (1923) The Naked Man (1923) The World of Wonderful Reality (1924) Owd Bob (1924) King of the Castle (1925) A Girl of London (1925) The Island of Despair (1926) One Colombo Night (1926)

1930s	The Girl in the Night (1931) Stranglehold (1931) Brother Alfred (1932) The Flag Lieutenant (1932) The Barton Mystery (1932) General John Regan (1933) Discord (1933) One Precious Year (1933) Lord of the Manor (1933) Anne One Hundred (1933) Purse Strings (1933) The Lash (1934) The Man Who Changed His Name (1934) Lord Edgware Dies (1934) Are You a Mason? (1934) The Rocks of Valpre (1935) The Lad (1935) D'Ye Ken John Peel? (1935) Vintage Wine (1935) Squibs (1935) The Private Secretary (1935) Scrooge (1935) Eliza Comes to Stay (1936) In the Soup (1936) Juggernaut (1936) Beauty and the Barge (1937) Song of the Forge (1937) Vicar of Bray (1937)

Edgar Wallace

Novels

The Four Just Men (1905)
Kate Plus Ten (1919)
The Crimson Circle (1922)
The Valley of Ghosts (1922)
The Clue of the New Pin (1923)
The Dark Eyes of London (1924)
The Mind of Mr. J. G. Reeder (1925)
The Terrible People (1926)
The Big Foot (1927)
The Forger (1927)
The Calendar (1930)
The Guv'nor and Other Short Stories (1932)

Plays

The Man Who Changed His Name (1928)

Screenplays

Adaptations

J. G. Reeder	Mr. Reeder in Room 13 (1938) The Mind of Mr. Reeder (1939) The Missing People (1940)

The Four Just Men	The Four Just Men (1921 film) The Four Just Men (1939 film) The Four Just Men (1959 TV series)

Edgar Wallace Mysteries	Urge to Kill The Clue of the New Pin Never Back Losers The Sinister Man Solo for Sparrow We Shall See

Rialto Films	Der Frosch mit der Maske (1959) Der rote Kreis (1960) The Terrible People (1960) The Dead Eyes of London (1961) The Devil's Daffodil (1961) The Forger of London (1961) The Green Archer (1961) The Strange Countess (1961) The Puzzle of the Red Orchid (1962) The Door with Seven Locks (1962) The Inn on the River (1962) The Squeaker (1963) The Black Abbot (1963) The Indian Scarf (1963) The Curse of the Hidden Vault (1964) The Traitor's Gate (1964) Neues vom Hexer (1965) Im Banne des Unheimlichen (1968)

Other	The Man Who Bought London (1916) The Green Terror (1919) Pallard the Punter (1919) The River of Stars (1921) The Crimson Circle (1922) The Diamond Man (1924) The Green Archer (1925 serial) (1925) The Terror (1928) Mark of the Frog (1928) The Forger (1928) The Terrible People (1928 serial) The Ringer (1928) The Man Who Changed His Name (1928) The Flying Squad (1929) Der rote Kreis (1929) The Clue of the New Pin (1929) The Yellow Mask (1930) The Ringer (1931) To Oblige a Lady (1931) The Calendar (1931) The Old Man (1931) The Squeaker (1931) The Flying Squad (1932) The Frightened Lady (1932) The Sorceror (1932) The Menace (1932) White Face (1932) The Jewel (1933) Before Dawn (1933) The Feathered Serpent (1934) The Green Pack (1934) Mystery Liner (1934) The Lad (1935) Sanders of the River (1935) Born to Gamble (1935) Chick (1936) Educated Evans (1936) The Crimson Circle (1936) Prison Breaker (1936) The Frog (1937) The Sqeaker (1937) The Gaunt Stranger (1938) Dangerous to Know (1938) Kate Plus Ten (1938) Thank Evans (1938) The Terror (1938) The Return of the Frog (1938) Flying Fifty-Five (1939) The Dark Eyes of London (1939) The Case of the Frightened Lady (1940) The Door with Seven Locks (1940) The Flying Squad (1940) The Green Archer (1940 serial) (1940) The Missing Million (1942) The Calendar (1948) The Ringer (1952) The Avenger (1960) Death Drums Along the River (1963) Coast of Skeletons (1964) Circus of Fear (1966) Five Golden Dragons (1967)

Family

Marriott Edgar (half-brother)

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