''Late Extra'' is a 1935 British

crime film Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combi ...

directed by Albert Parker and starring

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(his film debut),

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, and

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. It was made at

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by the British subsidiary of the Fox Film Company as a

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. Chibnall p.284 The film's sets were designed by the art director Ralph W. Brinton.

Cast

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.

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* 1935 films 1935 crime films British crime films Films directed by Albert Parker Films set in London Films shot at Wembley Studios 20th Century Fox films British black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s British films Quota quickies {{1930s-UK-film-stub