''Red Wagon'' is a 1933 British

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directed by Paul L. Stein and starring

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and Greta Nissen. The screenplay involves a

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owner who falls in love with a lion tamer. It was made at Elstree Studios by British International PicturesWood p.79 and adapted from the 1930 novel '' Red Wagon'' by Lady Eleanor Smith. The film's sets were designed by the

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John Mead.

Cast

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986.

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* 1933 films Films shot at British International Pictures Studios Films directed by Paul L. Stein 1933 drama films British drama films Films based on British novels Films set in England British black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s British films Films scored by Kurt Schröder {{1930s-UK-film-stub