''Social Error'' is a 1935 American

crime film Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combi ...

directed by Harry L. Fraser and starring David Sharpe,

Gertrude Messinger Gertrude Dolores Messinger (April 28, 1911 – November 8, 1995) was an American film actress known for her B-movie roles from the 1930s through the 1950s. She began as a child actor in silent films, but found her greatest fame in talkies of ...

and Monte Blue.Pitts p.129-30 It was re-released by

Astor Pictures Astor Pictures was a motion picture distribution company in the United States from 1930 to 1963. It was founded by Robert M. Savini (29 August 1886 – 29 April 1956). Astor specialized in film re-releases. It later released independently ma ...

in 1948.

Main cast

* David Sharpe as Edward 'Eddie' Bentley, Jr. *

as June Merton * Monte Blue as Dean Carter * Lloyd Hughes as Attorney Johnson * Sheila Terry as Sonia *

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones Fred "Snowflake" Toones (January 5, 1906 – February 13, 1962) was an American actor and comedian. He appeared in over 200 films in his career spanning 23 years. Career He appeared in over 200 films between 1928 and 1951. His standard ch ...

as Shadow * Fred Kohler Jr. as Jackson * Matty Fain as Louie * Joseph W. Girard as Edward Bentley, Sr. *

Earl Dwire Earl Dwire (October 3, 1883 – January 16, 1940), born Earl Dean Dwire, was an American character actor who appeared in more than 150 movies between 1921 and his death in 1940. Dwire acted for three years in stock theater with companies i ...

as Mr. Merton

References

Bibliography

* Pitts, Michael R. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each''. McFarland & Company, 2005.

External links

* 1935 films 1935 crime films 1930s English-language films American crime films Commodore Pictures films Films directed by Harry L. Fraser American black-and-white films 1930s American films {{1930s-crime-film-stub