The Crimson Candle
1934 British film by Bernard Mainwaring
- February 1934 (1934-02)
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The Crimson Candle is a 1934 British crime film directed by Bernard Mainwaring and starring Eve Gray, Eliot Makeham and Kenneth Kove.[1] It was shot at Wembley Studios as a quota quickie for distribution by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[2]
Plot
A doctor attempts to prove that a maid is a murderer.
Cast
- Eve Gray as Mavis
- Eliot Makeham as Doctor Gaunt
- Kenneth Kove as Honorable Horatius Chillingsbotham
- Derek Williams as Leonard Duberley
- Kynaston Reeves as Inspector Blunt
- Eugene Leahy as detective
- Audrey Cameron as maid
- Arthur Goullet
References
Bibliography
- Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
- The Crimson Candle at IMDb
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Films directed by Bernard Mainwaring
- The New Hotel (1932)
- The Crimson Candle (1934)
- Line Engaged (1935)
- Old Roses (1935)
- The Public Life of Henry the Ninth (1935)
- Show Flat (1936)
- Cross My Heart (1937)
- Jennifer Hale (1937)
- Member of the Jury (1937)
- The Villiers Diamond (1938)
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