''The Warren Case'' is a 1934 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

Walter Summers Walter Summers (1892–1973) was a British film director and screenwriter. Biography Born in Barnstaple to a family of actors, Walter Summers began his career in the family trade; his first contact with filmmaking was as an assistant to America ...

and starring Richard Bird,

Nancy Burne Nancy Burne (23 December 1907 – 25 March 1954) was an English stage and film actress. Biography Born in Chorlton, Lancashire, she began her film career at British International Pictures, starring alongside comedians such as Gene Gerrard ...

and

Diana Napier Alice Mary Wolkowicka (''née'' Ellis, formerly Mulcaster and Tauber; 31 January 1905 – 12 March 1982), known professionally as Diana Napier, was an English film actress. Biography Napier was born in Bath, Somerset and died in Windlesham, Su ...

. It was made at

Welwyn Studios Welwyn Studios was a British film studio located at Broadwater Road, Welwyn Garden City, in Hertfordshire. The facility operated between 1928 and 1950. The studios were first constructed by British Instructional Films, and converted to make so ...

British International Pictures Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC), originally British International Pictures (BIP), was a British film production, distribution and exhibition company active from 1927 until 1970 when it was absorbed into EMI. ABPC also owned appro ...

.Wood p.80 It was based on the play ''The Last Chance'' by

Arnold Ridley William Arnold Ridley (7 January 1896 – 12 March 1984) was an English playwright and actor, known early in his career for writing the 1925 play '' The Ghost Train'' and later in life for the British television sitcom ''Dad's Army'' (1968–77 ...

Cast

* Richard Bird as Louis Bevan *

as May Clavering *

as Pauline Warren *

Edward Underdown Charles Edward Underdown (3 December 190815 December 1989) was an English theatre, cinema and television actor. Early Life Underdown was the son of Harry Charles Baillie Underdown and Rachel Elizabeth Orr. Born in London, he was educated at Et ...

as Hugh Waddon *

Iris Ashley Iris Blanche Stafford-Northcote (26 December 1909 – 5 January 1994), known as Iris Ashley, was an Irish-born British stage and film actress. Biography She was born in Trellis Cottage, Rushbrooke, Queenstown (now Cobh), County Cork, to Englis ...

as Elaine de Lisle * A. Bromley Davenport as Sir Richard Clavering *

Barbara Everest Barbara Everest (19 June 1890 – 9 February 1968) was a British stage and film actress. She was born in Southfields, Surrey, and made her screen debut in the 1916 film ''The Man Without a Soul''. On stage she played Queen Anne in the 1935 his ...

* Francis L. Sullivan

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1934 films British crime films 1934 crime films 1930s English-language films Films shot at Welwyn Studios Films directed by Walter Summers Films set in London Films about journalists British black-and-white films 1930s British films English-language crime films {{1930s-UK-film-stub