''Above Rubies'' is a 1932 British
comedy film
The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...
directed by
Frank Richardson and starring
Zoe Palmer,
Robin Irvine and
Tom Helmore. It is set in
Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo ( ; ; or colloquially ; , ; ) is an official administrative area of Monaco, specifically the Ward (country subdivision), ward of Monte Carlo/Spélugues, where the Monte Carlo Casino is located. Informally, the name also refers to ...
.
[Chibnall p.266]
It was made at
Walton Studios as a
quota quickie for release by
United Artists
United Artists (UA) is an American film production and film distribution, distribution company owned by Amazon MGM Studios. In its original operating period, it was founded in February 1919 by Charlie Chaplin, D. W. Griffith, Mary Pickford an ...
.
Cast
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Zoe Palmer as Joan Wellingford
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Robin Irvine as Philip
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Tom Helmore as Paul
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John Deverell as Lord Middlehurst
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Franklyn Bellamy as Dupont
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Allan Jeayes as Lamont
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Madge Snell as Lady Wellingford
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
British comedy films
1932 comedy films
Films shot at Nettlefold Studios
United Artists films
Quota quickies
Films directed by Frank Richardson
Films set in Monaco
British black-and-white films
1930s English-language films
1930s British films
English-language comedy films
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