''Strange Experiment'' is a 1937 British

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by Albert Parker and starring Donald Gray, Ann Wemyss and

Mary Newcomb Mary Newcomb (1893–1966) was an American actress who appeared on the American and British stage and in films. Early life Mary Newcomb was born on August 21, 1893, in North Adams, Massachusetts, the daughter of Josiah Turner Newcomb, and ...

. It was an adaptation of the play ''Two Worlds'' by John Golden and

Hubert Osborne Hubert Benjamin Osborne (1881–1958) was a Canadian-born playwright and screenwriter who worked in the US. Although he created many adaptations of Shakespeare's works, he was best known for his light comedies. He was born in Kingston, Ontario, and ...

. It was made at Wembley Studios as a quota quickie by the British subsidiary of Fox Film.Chibnall p.296

Cast

* Donald Gray as James Martin * Ann Wemyss as Joan Bauer *

as Helen Rollins * Ronald Ward as Michael Waring * Henri De Vries as Professor Bauer *

Alastair Sim Alastair George Bell Sim, CBE (9 October 1900 – 19 August 1976) was a Scottish character actor who began his theatrical career at the age of thirty and quickly became established as a popular West End performer, remaining so until his d ...

as 'Pop' Lawler *

James Carew James Usselman (February 5, 1876 – April 4, 1938), known professionally as James Carew, was an American actor who appeared in many films, mainly in Britain. He was born in Goshen, Indiana in 1876 and began work as a clerk in a publishing fir ...

as Doctor Rollins * Henry Caine as Sergeant Cox *

Eric Hales Eric Hales (1901–1993) was a British actor. Selected filmography * '' The Second Mate'' (1928) * '' The Lure of the Atlantic'' (1929) * '' Chelsea Life'' (1933) * ''Anne One Hundred'' (1933) * ''The Secret of the Loch'' (1934) * '' Lucky D ...

as Carter * Joana Pereira as Miss Bauer * Arnold Bell as Leech * Lillian Talbot as Mrs Barker

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.

External links

* 1937 films 1937 drama films Films directed by Albert Parker British films based on plays British drama films British black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s British films Quota quickies Films shot at Wembley Studios 20th Century Fox films {{1930s-UK-film-stub