The Laughter of Fools
| The Laughter of Fools | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Adrian Brunel |
| Written by | H. F. Maltby (play) Adrian Brunel Reginald Beck |
| Produced by | George Smith |
| Starring | D. A. Clarke-Smith Derrick De Marney Helen Ferrers Eliot Makeham |
| Cinematography | Eric Cross |
| Edited by | Roy Lockwood |
Production company | George Smith Productions |
| Distributed by | Fox |
Release date |
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Running time | 47 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Laughter of Fools is a 1933 British drama film directed by Adrian Brunel and starring D. A. Clarke-Smith, Derrick De Marney and Helen Ferrers. It was based on a play by H. F. Maltby.[1] The screenplay concerns an ambitious mother who plans to marry her daughter to a sea captain.[2]
The film was a quota quickie made at Nettlefold Studios in Walton by the independent producer George Smith as part of a contract from Fox,[3][4] who needed a supply of films to distribute in order to comply with the terms of the quota.
Cast
[edit]- D. A. Clarke-Smith as Plunket
- Derrick De Marney as Captain Vidal
- Helen Ferrers as Mrs. Gregg
- Eliot Makeham as John Gregg
- Granville Ferrier as Hughes Sr.
- Pat Paterson as Doris Gregg
- Minnie Taylor as Elizabeth
- George Thirlwell as Bertie Gregg
- Dorothy Vernon as Cook
- Fred Withers as Nuttall
References
[edit]- ^ Gifford, Denis (24 October 2018). The British Film Catalogue: The Fiction Film. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-83701-5.
- ^ Chibnall, Steve (25 July 2019). Quota Quickies. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-83871-771-1.
- ^ Low, Rachael (26 March 2020). The History of British Film (Volume 7): Film Making in 1930's Britain. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-20689-4.
- ^ Murphy, Robert (25 July 2019). Directors in British and Irish Cinema: A Reference Companion. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-83871-532-8.
Bibliography
[edit]- Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' film. British Film Institute, 2007.
- Low, Rachael. History of the British Film: Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
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