Seven Sinners (1936 film)
| Seven Sinners | |
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| Directed by | Albert de Courville |
| Written by |
Sidney Gilliat Frank Launder Austin Melford (additional dialogue) L. Du Garde Peach (adaptation) |
| Based on | play The Wrecker by Arnold Ridley and Bernard Merivale |
| Starring |
Edmund Lowe Constance Cummings |
| Music by | Jack Beaver (uncredited) |
| Cinematography | Mutz Greenbaum |
| Edited by | Michael Gordon |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Gaumont British Distributors |
Release date | June 1936 (London) |
Running time | 67 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Seven Sinners is a 1936 British thriller film directed by Albert de Courville and starring Edmund Lowe, Constance Cummings and Felix Aylmer.[1] The screenplay concerns an American detective and his sidekick, who are called to Britain to take on a gang of international criminals.
The film was made at Lime Grove Studios by Gainsborough Pictures.[2] Its sets were designed by the Hungarian art director Ernö Metzner.
Cast
- Edmund Lowe as Edward "Ed" Harwood
- Constance Cummings as Caryl Fenton
- Thomy Bourdelle as Monsieur Paul Turbé
- Henry Oscar as Axel Hoyt
- Felix Aylmer as Sir Charles Webber
- Joyce Kennedy as Elizabeth Wentworth
- O. B. Clarence as Registrar
- Mark Lester as Chief Constable (Captain Fitzgerald)
- Allan Jeayes as Heinrich Wagner
- Anthony Holles as Reception Clerk
- David Horne as Hotel Manager
- Edwin Laurence as Guildhall Guide
- James Harcourt as Vicar
Critical reception
The New York Times called it "a crisp, humorous and deftly turned murder mystery."[3]
References
- ↑ "Seven Sinners (1936)". BFI.
- ↑ Wood p.92
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9400E7D61E3FEE3BBC4A51DFBE66838D629EDE
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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