''Colonel Blood'' a is a 1934 British
historical
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adventure film
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written and directed by
W. P. Lipscomb and starring
Frank Cellier,
Anne Grey and
Mary Lawson.
Plot
The plot is based on a dramatised account of the exploits of the historical renegade,
Thomas Blood, in the
Seventeenth Century and his attempted theft of the
English Crown Jewels.
Production
The film was shot on location at
Shepperton Studios near London.
[Wood p.77] The film's sets were designed by the
art director
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s
John Bryan and
Laurence Irving, while costumes were designed by
Elizabeth Haffenden. It was shot on 35mm black and white film in an
aspect ratio
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of 1.37:1. It was produced by
Norman Loudon for Sound City Film, Shepperton Studio's in-house sound production company.
Cast
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Frank Cellier as
Col. Blood
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Anne Grey as
Lady Castlemaine
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Mary Lawson as Susie
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Allan Jeayes as
Charles II
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Hay Petrie as Mr. Edwards
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Hilda Trevelyan as Mrs. Edwards
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Arthur Chesney
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Biography
He was born 21 November 1881 in Hampstead, London, the son of John and Catherine Ke ...
as
Samuel Pepys
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Stella Arbenina as Mrs. Pepys
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Desmond Jeans as Parrot
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Robert Nainby as Desborough
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Arthur Goullet as Tim
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Percy Standing as
Duke of Ormonde
* Ena Grossmith as Jane
* Gabriel Toyne as Ossory
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Peggy Evans as Nancy
* E. Vivian Reynolds as Arlington
* Tarva Penna as Chiffinch
References
Bibliography
* Klossner, Michael. ''The Europe of 1500-1815 on Film and Television: A Worldwide Filmography of Over 2550 Works, 1895 Through 2000''. McFarland & Company, 2002.
* Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
* Scott, Ian. ''From Pinewood to Hollywood: British Filmmakers in American Cinema, 1910-1969''. Palgrave MacMillan, 2010.
* Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
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1934 films
1930s heist films
1930s historical drama films
British historical drama films
British heist films
Films set in the 1670s
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
British black-and-white films
1934 drama films
Cultural depictions of Charles II of England
Films shot at Shepperton Studios
Cultural depictions of Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland
1930s English-language films
1930s British films
Films set in London
Films scored by Colin Wark
English-language historical drama films
English-language crime films
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