''Send 'em Back Half Dead'' is a 1933
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the o ...
directed by
Redd Davis and starring
Nelson Keys, Polly Luce and
Ben Welden. It is intended as a parody of the American film ''
Bring 'Em Back Alive'', released the previous year.
It was made at
Blattner Studios, Elstree, as a
quota quickie for distribution by
Fox Film.
[Chibnall p.269]
Cast
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Nelson Keys as Hank Ruck
* Polly Luce as Marie Ruck
*
Ben Welden as Mustapha
*
Kenneth Kove
Kenneth Kove (1892–1984) was a British actor. He was a regular member of the Aldwych farce team between 1923 and 1930, often in "silly-ass" roles; appearing in '' It Pays to Advertise'' (1923), '' Thark'' (1927), '' A Cup of Kindness'' (1929), ...
as Roland Peabody
*
Andreas Malandrinos as Tony
* Jack Harris
References
Bibliography
* Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The British 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
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1933 films
British comedy films
British black-and-white films
1933 comedy films
Films directed by Redd Davis
Films shot at Rock Studios
Quota quickies
Fox Film films
1930s English-language films
1930s American films
1930s British films
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