''Special Edition'' is a 1938 British
thriller film
Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre. ...
directed by
Redd Davis
Redd Davis (1896–?) was a Canadians, Canadian film director and film producer, producer who directed more than twenty films between 1932 and 1942. He was born in Canada in 1896, but he moved to Britain where he directed his first film ''The Spar ...
and starring
Lucille Lisle
Lucille Lisle (1908–2004) was an Australian actress. Born Lucille Hunter Jonas in Melbourne, Australia on 16 May 1908, she began appearing in local stage productions at age 11. In 1930 she moved to New York where she appeared in touring compan ...
,
John Garrick and
Norman Pierce
Norman Pierce (5 September 1900 – 22 March 1968) was a British actor. He was born in Southport, Lancashire. He died in Helions Bumpstead, Essex, England on 22 March 1968 at the age of 67. He played pub landlords and barmen in a number of d ...
.
[Chibnall p.300]
It was made by at
Isleworth Studios
Isleworth Studios is the common name of two former film studios in Great Britain.
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Worton Hall Studios 1913–1952
Worton Hall Studios were based on Worton Hall, in Isleworth. This house was built in 1783 and rebuilt and extended in the ...
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 ...
for released by
Paramount British Pictures.
Synopsis
A reporter investigates a murder case, and proves that a photographer is really a killer.
Cast
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Lucille Lisle
Lucille Lisle (1908–2004) was an Australian actress. Born Lucille Hunter Jonas in Melbourne, Australia on 16 May 1908, she began appearing in local stage productions at age 11. In 1930 she moved to New York where she appeared in touring compan ...
as Sheila Pearson
*
John Garrick as Frank Warde
*
Norman Pierce
Norman Pierce (5 September 1900 – 22 March 1968) was a British actor. He was born in Southport, Lancashire. He died in Helions Bumpstead, Essex, England on 22 March 1968 at the age of 67. He played pub landlords and barmen in a number of d ...
as Aiken
*
Johnnie Schofield
Johnnie William Schofield (10 March 1889 – 9 September 1955) was a British actor, known for '' The Middle Watch'' (1948), '' Tawny Pipit'' (1944) and '' Melody of My Heart'' (1936).
Early life
John William Schofield was born on 10 March 1889 ...
as Horatio Adams
*
Frederick Culley
Frederick Culley (8 March 1879 – 3 November 1942) was a British film actor. He is best remembered as the kindly Dr. Sutton in '' The Four Feathers'' (1939). His Father, Richard Palethorpe Culley, was an entrepreneur and philanthropist and his ...
as Dr. Pearson
*
Vera Bogetti
Vera Josephine Boggetti (5 October 1902 – 10 October 1985) was a British stage and film actress. She married Laurence J. Rickards in Hampstead, London in 1925, and the couple had a daughter, Pauline, in 1931, who died as an infant in 1932 ...
as Mrs. Howard
*
Mabel Twemlow as Mrs. Cavendish
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Vincent Holman
Vincent Holman (22 September 1886 – 7 April 1962) was a British stage, film and television actor. On stage, he was in the original cast of Arnold Ridley's '' The Ghost Train'' at Brighton's Theatre Royal and London's St. Martin's Theatre ...
as Inspector Bourne
*
Dino Galvani
Dino Galvani (born Candido Galvanoni; 27 October 189014 September 1960) was an Italian-British actor, who made his career in Britain on stage and radio and in films. He is remembered for his role in the popular BBC radio comedy series ''ITMA'' fr ...
as Toni Lang
*
Fewlass Llewellyn
Fewlass Llewellyn (5 March 1886 – 16 June 1941) was an English actor, playwright and theatrical producer. Previously an engineer, he made his stage debut in 1890, and appeared in various film roles, often as authority figures. A play he co-wro ...
as Coroner
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.
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1938 films
British thriller films
British black-and-white films
1930s thriller films
Films directed by Redd Davis
Films shot at Isleworth Studios
Quota quickies
Paramount Pictures films
1930s English-language films
1930s British films
English-language thriller films
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