''A Safe Proposition'' is a 1932 British
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the o ...
directed by
Leslie S. Hiscott and starring
A. W. Baskcomb
A. W. Baskcomb (1879 – 1939) was a British stage actor known for his comedy roles. He also appeared in several films. On stage he originated the role of Slightly in J.M. Barrie's 1904 play ''Peter and Wendy'', continuing to play it for the nex ...
,
Barbara Gott
Barbara Gott (1872–1944) was a Scottish stage and film actress. In 1913 she made her West End debut in Stanley Houghton's '' Trust the People''.
Partial filmography
* ''Betta, the Gipsy'' (1918)
* '' The Romance of Lady Hamilton'' (1919) - ...
,
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 ...
and
Austin Trevor
Claude Austin Trevor Schilsky (7 October 1897 – 22 January 1978) was an Irish actor who had a long career in film and television.
He played the parson in John Galsworthy's '' Escape'' at the world premiere in London's West End in 1926 an ...
. It was made at
Twickenham Studios
Twickenham Studios (formerly known as Twickenham Film Studios) is a film studio in St Margarets, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, that is used by various motion picture and television companies. It was established in 1913 by Ralph ...
as a
quota quickie
The Cinematograph Films Act of 1927 ('' 17 & 18 Geo. V'') was an act of the United Kingdom Parliament designed to stimulate the declining British film industry. It received Royal Assent on 20 December 1927 and came into force on 1 April 1928.
De ...
for release by
Fox Film.
[Wood p.76]
Cast
*
A. W. Baskcomb
A. W. Baskcomb (1879 – 1939) was a British stage actor known for his comedy roles. He also appeared in several films. On stage he originated the role of Slightly in J.M. Barrie's 1904 play ''Peter and Wendy'', continuing to play it for the nex ...
as Henry Woodford
*
Barbara Gott
Barbara Gott (1872–1944) was a Scottish stage and film actress. In 1913 she made her West End debut in Stanley Houghton's '' Trust the People''.
Partial filmography
* ''Betta, the Gipsy'' (1918)
* '' The Romance of Lady Hamilton'' (1919) - ...
as Emily Woodford
*
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 Reggie Holloway
*
Joyce Kirby as Margaret Woodford
*
Austin Trevor
Claude Austin Trevor Schilsky (7 October 1897 – 22 January 1978) was an Irish actor who had a long career in film and television.
He played the parson in John Galsworthy's '' Escape'' at the world premiere in London's West End in 1926 an ...
as Count Tonelli
*
Alexander Field as Ginger Newton
* Molly Fisher as Mrs. Newton
*
Henry B. Longhurst as Sergeant Crouch
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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1932 films
1932 comedy films
1930s English-language films
Films directed by Leslie S. Hiscott
British comedy films
Films set in England
Films shot at Twickenham Film Studios
Quota quickies
British black-and-white films
1930s British films
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