''Paris Plane'' is a 1933 British
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
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
John Loder,
Molly Lamont
Molly Lamont (22 May 1910 – 7 July 2001) was a South African-British film actress.
Life and career
Margorie Edith Lamont was born in Boksburg, Transvaal, South Africa. She was active in sports as a young woman. She moved to England aft ...
and
Allan Jeayes
Allan John Jeayes (19 January 1885 – 20 September 1963) was an English stage and film actor.
Jeayes was born in Barnet, Hertfordshire, the son of Isaac Herbert Jeayes, archivist and Assistant Keeper of Manuscripts at the British Museum.
...
. It was made at
Shepperton Studios
Shepperton Studios is a film studio located in Shepperton, Surrey, England, with a history dating back to 1931. It is now part of Pinewood Group, the Pinewood Studios Group. During its early existence, the studio was branded as Sound City (not ...
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 ...
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Plot
A Scotland Yard detective pursues a murderer aboard a Paris bound
Hercules
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The Romans adapted the Gr ...
plane. The murderer is disguised, making every passenger a suspect.
Cast
*
John Loder
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Molly Lamont
Molly Lamont (22 May 1910 – 7 July 2001) was a South African-British film actress.
Life and career
Margorie Edith Lamont was born in Boksburg, Transvaal, South Africa. She was active in sports as a young woman. She moved to England aft ...
*
Allan Jeayes
Allan John Jeayes (19 January 1885 – 20 September 1963) was an English stage and film actor.
Jeayes was born in Barnet, Hertfordshire, the son of Isaac Herbert Jeayes, archivist and Assistant Keeper of Manuscripts at the British Museum.
...
*
Barry Livesey
Barry Edwards Livesey (16 Oct 1905 in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan – 1959 in Maidstone, Kent) was a British stage and film actor. He was sometimes credited as Barrie Livesey. He was the son of Sam Livesey, the brother of actor Jack Livesey, and th ...
*
Julie Suedo
Julie Suedo (1901–1978) was a British actress. She played a succession of glamorous roles in the 1920s and 1930s, usually in supporting roles.
Filmography
*'' One Arabian Night'' (1923)
*'' The Rat'' (1925)
*'' One Colombo Night'' (1926)
*'' ...
* Edwin Ellis
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James Harcourt
James Harcourt (born Joseph Hudson, 20 April 187318 February 1951) was an English character actor.
Harcourt was born in Headingley, Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire. He started work as a cabinet maker, and drifted into amateur dramatics. He app ...
* Eileen Munro
Critical reception
''
TV Guide
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'' gave the film two out of five stars, calling it "A claustrophobic thriller...A fairly interesting crime film that exploits its low budget successfully by containing the action in one enclosed area."
References
Bibliography
* Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
* Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
''Paris Plane''at
IMDb
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1933 films
1933 crime films
British crime films
Films directed by John Paddy Carstairs
Films set in London
Quota quickies
Films shot at Shepperton Studios
British black-and-white films
1930s English-language films
1930s British films
English-language crime films
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