''The Girl in the Crowd'' is a 1935 British comedy film directed by

Michael Powell Michael Latham Powell (30 September 1905 – 19 February 1990) was an English filmmaker, celebrated for his partnership with Emeric Pressburger. Through their production company The Archers, they together wrote, produced and directed a seri ...

starring Barry Clifton, Patricia Hilliard, and Googie Withers. The film has been declared "Missing, Believed Lost" by the

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Plot

The wife of a bookseller gives advice about picking up women to her husband's friend (whom she has never met) over the phone. She advises him simply to follow the first pretty woman he sees. Unfortunately, when he takes her advice, she is the girl in the crowd he ends up following, leading to his arrest.

Cast

* Barry Clifton as David Gordon * Patricia Hilliard as Marian * Googie Withers as Sally. Withers was just an extra, until the second female lead quit and she took over.Powell, 1986 *

Harold French Harold French (23 April 1897 – 19 October 1997) was an English film director, screenwriter and actor. Biography After training at the Italia Conti School, he made his acting debut age 12, in a production of ''The Winter's Tale''. As an ...

as Bob * Clarence Blakiston as Mr. Peabody * Margaret Gunn as Joyce * Richard Littledale as Bill Manners * Phyllis Morris as Mrs.Lewis *

Patric Knowles Reginald Lawrence Knowles (11 November 1911 – 23 December 1995), better known as Patric Knowles, was an English film actor. Born in Horsforth, West Riding of Yorkshire, he made his film debut in 1932, and played either first or second fi ...

as Tom Burrows * Marjorie Corbett as Secretary * Brenda Lawless as Policewoman * Barbara Waring as Mannequin *

Eve Lister Eve Lister (1913 – 1997) was a British film and television actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern medi ...

as Ruby * Betty Lyne as Phyllis * Melita Bell as Assistant Manageress * John Wood as Harry

References

Notes

Bibliography

* Chibnal, Steve. ''Quota Quickies : The Birth of the British 'B' Film''. London: BFI, 2007. * Powell, Michael. ''A Life in Movies: An Autobiography''. London: Heinemann, 1986. .

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