''A Glimpse of Paradise'' is a 1934 British
crime film
Crime film is a film belonging to the crime fiction genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and fiction. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine with many other genres, such as Drama (film and television), dr ...
directed by
Ralph Ince
Ralph Waldo Ince (January 16, 1887 – April 10, 1937) was an American pioneer film actor, director and screenwriter whose career began near the dawn of the silent film, silent film era. Ralph Ince was the brother of John Ince (actor), John E. I ...
and starring
George Carney,
Eve Lister and
Wally Patch
Walter Sydney Vinnicombe (26 September 1888 – 27 October 1970), known as Wally Patch, was an English actor and comedian. He worked in film, television and theatre.
Biography
Vinnicombe was born in Willesden, Middlesex and began working on th ...
.
It was made as a
quota quickie
The Cinematograph Films Act 1927 ( 17 & 18 Geo. 5. c. 29) was an act of the UK Parliament designed to stimulate the declining British film industry. It received royal assent on 22 December 1927 and came into force on 1 April 1928.
Description
T ...
at
Teddington Studios
Teddington Studios was a large British television studio in Teddington, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, providing studio facilities for programmes airing on the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, Sky One and others. The complex also prov ...
by the British subsidiary of
Warner Brothers
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (WBEI), commonly known as Warner Bros. (WB), is an American filmed entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California and the main namesake subsidiary of Warner Bro ...
.
[Wood p.82] It is now considered a
lost film
A lost film is a feature film, feature or short film in which the original negative or copies are not known to exist in any studio archive, private collection, or public archive. Films can be wholly or partially lost for a number of reasons. ...
.
Cast
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George Carney as Jim Bogsworth
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Eve Lister as Marion Fielding
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Robert Cochran as Norman Ware
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Wally Patch
Walter Sydney Vinnicombe (26 September 1888 – 27 October 1970), known as Wally Patch, was an English actor and comedian. He worked in film, television and theatre.
Biography
Vinnicombe was born in Willesden, Middlesex and began working on th ...
as Harry
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Winifred Oughton
(Annie) Winifred Oughton (1890 26 December 1964) was an English actress, educationalist and acting coach. She was a well-received character and comedy actress and was a teacher at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) from 1935 to 1958.
Lif ...
as Mrs. Latter
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Roddy Hughes
Rhodri Henry Hughes (19 June 1891 – 22 February 1970) was a Welsh theatre, film and television actor, who appeared in over 80 films between 1932 and 1961.
Selected filmography
* '' Mr. Bill the Conqueror'' (1932)
* '' Reunion'' (1932)
* '' Sa ...
as Walter Fielding
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Katie Johnson as Mrs. Fielding
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Margaret Yarde
Margaret Yarde (2 April 1878 – 11 March 1944) was a British stage and film actress. She often played domestics, landladies and mothers.
Biography
Yarde was born on 2 April 1878 in Dartmouth, Devon, England.
Initially training to be an o ...
as Mrs. Kidd
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D. J. Williams as Bert Kidd
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Fred Groves as Joshua Ware
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
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1934 films
1934 comedy-drama films
1934 crime drama films
1934 lost films
1930s British films
1930s English-language films
British black-and-white films
British crime drama films
Films directed by Ralph Ince
Films shot at Teddington Studios
Lost British films
Lost crime drama films
Quota quickies
Warner Bros. films
English-language crime drama films
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