''Holiday's End'' is a 1937 British

mystery film A mystery film is a film that revolves around the solution of a problem or a crime. It focuses on the efforts of the detective, private investigator or amateur Detective, sleuth to solve the mysterious circumstances of an issue by means of clues, ...

directed by

John Paddy Carstairs John Paddy Carstairs (born John Keys; 11 May 1910, in London – 12 December 1970, in London) was a British film director (1933–62) and television director (1962–64), usually of light-hearted subject matter. He was also a comic novelist and ...

and starring Sally Stewart,

Rosalyn Boulter Rosalyn Boulter (1 February 19176 March 1997) was an English stage and screen actress. She married Stanley Haynes, a film writer, director and producer, before having a daughter together, Carol, in 1943. Between 1935 and 1936 Boulter featured ...

and

Wally Patch Walter Sydney Vinnicombe (26 September 1888 – 27 October 1970), known as Wally Patch, was an English actor and comedian. He worked in film, television and theatre. Biography Vinnicombe was born in Willesden, Middlesex and began working on th ...

. The film follows the arrival at boarding school of a boy king. It was made at

Pinewood Studios Pinewood Studios is a British film and television studio located in the village of Iver Heath, England. It is approximately west of central London. The studio has been the base for many productions over the years from large-scale films to t ...

as a

quota quickie The Cinematograph Films Act 1927 ( 17 & 18 Geo. 5. c. 29) was an act of the UK Parliament designed to stimulate the declining British film industry. It received royal assent on 22 December 1927 and came into force on 1 April 1928. Description T ...

.Chibnall p.294

Plot

When the boy monarch of an East European state arrives at an English boarding school, a science master is found murdered. Suspicion falls on everyone, until the killer is exposed as a revolutionary, attempting to depose the young king.

Cast

as Sergeant Yerbury * Sally Stewart as Betty Sulgrave * Kenneth Buckley as Arthur Marsh *

as Joyce Deane *

Aubrey Mallalieu Aubrey Mallalieu (8 June 1873 – 28 May 1948) was an English actor with a prolific career in supporting roles in films in the 1930s and 1940s. Mallalieu began life as George William Mallalieu, the son of William Mallalieu (c. 1845–1927), a ...

as Bellamy *

Leslie Bradley Leslie Ernest Bradley (1 September 1907 – 20 July 1974) was an English actor. He died in Desert Hot Springs, California. Filmography * '' The Way of Youth'' (1934) as Lieut. Burton (film debut) * ''Play Up the Band'' (1935) as Jack Heck ...

as Peter Hurst *

Beckett Bould Beckett Bould (28 September 1880 – 25 September 1970) was a British actor. Bould was a schoolmaster for many years and started his screen career in 1932. He debuted on stage in 1940 at Henry Miller's Theatre and performed in 15 plays. Par ...

as Philpotts * Robert Field as Des Voeux *

Henry Victor Henry Victor (2 October 1892 – 15 March 1945) was an English–American character actor who had his highest profile in the film silent era, he appeared in numerous film roles in his native Britain, before emigrating to the United States ...

as Major Zwanenberg * Denis Cowles as Superintendent of Police * Bruce Moir as Perks

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

* 1937 films British mystery films 1937 mystery films Films directed by John Paddy Carstairs Films shot at Pinewood Studios Films produced by Anthony Havelock-Allan Quota quickies Films set in England British black-and-white films British and Dominions Studios films 1930s English-language films 1930s British films English-language mystery films {{1930s-UK-film-stub