''Blind Justice'' is a 1934 British

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directed by

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and starring Eva Moore, Frank Vosper, Geraldine Fitzgerald,

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, and John Mills. The screenplay concerns a woman who is blackmailed by a criminal, who has discovered that her brother was shot as a coward during

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. It was made at

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as a quota quickie for release by

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. It was based on ''Recipe for Murder'', a 1932 play by

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. A review of the play, mentioning the forthcoming film, was the first use of the word

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in print.

Cast

* Eva Moore as Fluffy * Frank Vosper as Dick Cheriton * John Stuart as John Summers * Geraldine Fitzgerald as Peggy Summers * John Mills as Ralph Summers * Lucy Beaumont as Mrs. Summers * Hay Petrie as Harry *

as Gilbert Jackson * Charles Carson as Dr. Naylor

References

Bibliography

* Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film''. British Film Institute, 2007.

External links

* 1934 films British crime thriller films British films based on plays Films set in England Films directed by Bernard Vorhaus Films shot at Twickenham Film Studios Quota quickies British World War I films British black-and-white films 1930s crime thriller films 1930s English-language films 1930s British films English-language crime thriller films Films scored by William Trytel {{crime-thriller-film-stub