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directed by

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and starring

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and

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. It was shot at

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as a

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for release by the British subsidiary of

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.Chibnall p.271

Plot

A painter passes off another artist's work as his own and mixes in high society.

Cast

as David Fenner * Molly Johnson as Lulu *

as Honourable Muriel Maxton * Kathleen Saxon as Mrs. Bonnington * Stanley Vilven as Grillini * Gordon McLeod as Lawton Hodge * Eric Hales as Harry Gordon * Patrick Ludlow as Lancelot Humphrey *

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as Ambrose Lincoln

References

External links

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. 1933 films 1933 drama films Films directed by Sidney Morgan British drama films Films set in London British black-and-white films British and Dominions Studios films Films shot at Imperial Studios, Elstree Paramount Pictures films Quota quickies 1930s English-language films 1930s British films {{1930s-UK-film-stub