Blondes for Danger | |
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Directed by | Jack Raymond |
Written by | Gerald Elliott |
Based on | the novel Red for Danger by Evadne Price |
Produced by | Herbert Wilcox |
Starring | Gordon Harker Enid Stamp-Taylor |
Cinematography | George Stretton |
Edited by | Peggy Hennessey |
Music by | John Blore Borelli |
Production company | |
Distributed by | British Lion |
Release date |
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Running time | 68 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Blondes for Danger is a 1938 British thriller film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Gordon Harker and Enid Stamp-Taylor. It was made at Beaconsfield Studios for release by British Lion. The film's sets were designed by the art director Norman G. Arnold.
Premise
London cabbie Alf Huggins finds himself caught up in the world of espionage and assassination. When a British executive's monopoly of the oil industry is threatened, Alf is set up as the patsy for his attempt on a Middle-Eastern Prince's life.
Cast
- Gordon Harker as Alf Huggins
- Enid Stamp-Taylor as Valerie
- Janet Johnson as Ann Penny
- Ivan Brandt as Captain Berkeley
- Percy Parsons as Quentin Hearns
- Everley Gregg as Hetty Hopper
- Henry Wolston as Doctor
- Charles Eaton as Prince Boris
Critical reception
TV Guide wrote, "nicely done suspense tale of international intrigue sparked with generous doses of comedy from the witty Harker"; and Sky Movies noted, "Comedy-thrillers with droop-lipped cockney character star Gordon Harker were pure gold at the box-office in Britain of the late Thirties," and went on to call the film "a robust romp."
References
- ^ "Blondes for Danger (1938)". BFI. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016.
- ^ Wood p.94
- ^ "Norman Arnold". BFI. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016.
- ^ "Blondes For Danger". TVGuide.com.
- ^ "Blondes For Danger". Find and Watch.
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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