''Two on a Doorstep'' is a 1936 British

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directed by Lawrence Huntington and starring Kay Hammond,

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and Anthony Hankey. The film was made at Rock Studios, Elstree. It was made as a quota quickie for release by the American company

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.Chibnall p.292

Cast

* Kay Hammond as Jill Day *

as Jimmy Blair * Anthony Hankey as Peter Day * George Mozart as George * Dorothy Dewhurst as Mrs. Beamish * Frank Tickle as Mr. Beamish * Walter Tobias as Diggle * Ted Sanders as Bit Part

References

Bibliography

*Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film''.

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, 2007. *Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. *Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927–1939''. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

* 1936 films British comedy films British black-and-white films 1936 comedy films Films directed by Lawrence Huntington Films shot at Rock Studios Films produced by Anthony Havelock-Allan British and Dominions Studios films 1930s English-language films 1930s British films {{1930s-UK-comedy-film-stub