''Chick'' is a 1936 British

comedy Comedy is a genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. Origins Comedy originated in ancient Greec ...

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 Michael Hankinson and starring Sydney Howard, Betty Ann Davies and Fred Conyngham. It is based on the 1923 novel of the same title by

Edgar Wallace Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1 April 1875 – 10 February 1932) was a British writer of crime and adventure fiction. Born into poverty as an illegitimate London child, Wallace left school at the age of 12. He joined the army at age 21 and was ...

, which had previously been made into a 1928 silent film. The film was made at Elstree Studios.Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986. p. 89. The hall porter at an

Oxbridge Oxbridge is a portmanteau of the University of Oxford, Universities of Oxford and University of Cambridge, Cambridge, the two oldest, wealthiest, and most prestigious universities in the United Kingdom. The term is used to refer to them collect ...

College inherits an Earldom and enjoys a series of adventures.

Cast

* Sydney Howard as Chick Beane * Betty Ann Davies as Peggy * Fred Conyngham as Sir Anthony Monsard * Cecil Humphreys as Sturgis * Mae Bacon as Gert * Wallace Geoffrey as Latimer * Aubrey Mather as The Dean *

Arthur Chesney Arthur William Kellaway (21 November 1881 – 27 August 1949), known as Arthur Chesney, was an English character actor who worked on stage and screen. Biography He was born 21 November 1881 in Hampstead, London, the son of John and Catherine Ke ...

as Lord Frensham *Edmund D'Alby as Rennie * Robert Nainby as Mr. Beane * Merle Tottenham as Maid * Aubrey Fitzgerald as Banks * Fred Rains as Warden *Eric Micklewood as Undergraduate *Joe Monkhouse as Mason *Richard Morris as Clerk *Aubrey Pollock as Lawyer

References

Bibliography

*Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. .

External links

* British crime comedy films British black-and-white films 1930s crime comedy films Films directed by Michael Hankinson Films shot at Station Road Studios, Elstree Films set in England Films based on British novels Films based on works by Edgar Wallace Remakes of British films Sound film remakes of silent films British and Dominions Studios films 1936 comedy films Films scored by Percival Mackey 1930s British films 1930s English-language films English-language crime comedy films {{Comedy-crime-film-stub