Death Croons the Blues

1937 British film by David MacDonald

  • Hugh Wakefield
  • Antoinette Cellier
  • George Hayes
  • Hugh Burden
CinematographySydney BlytheMusic byW.L. Trytel
Production
company
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • October 1937 (1937-10)
Running time
74 minutesCountryUnited Kingdom

Death Croons the Blues is a 1937 British crime film directed by David MacDonald and starring Hugh Wakefield, Antoinette Cellier and George Hayes.[1] The film was made at Twickenham Studios by the producer Julius Hagen whose ownership of the company was about to be ended due to financial problems.

Plot

A reporter manages to prove a man innocent of murdering a singer.

Cast

  • Hugh Wakefield as Jim Martin
  • Antoinette Cellier as Lady Constance Gaye
  • George Hayes as Hugo Branker
  • Hugh Burden as Viscount Brent
  • Gillian Lind
  • John Turnbull
  • Barbara Everest

References

  1. ^ Wood p.94

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

  • Death Croons the Blues at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
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