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Illegal
Directed by William C. McGann
Written byIrving Asher
Roland Pertwee
Produced by Irving Asher
Starring Isobel Elsom
Ivor Barnard
D. A. Clarke-Smith
Cinematography Willard Van Enger
Cyril J. Knowles
Edited by John Rawlins
Music by Billy Gerhardi
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Brothers
Release date
29 September 1932
Running time
64 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
Language English

Illegal is a 1932 British UK-Protonoir, crime, drama film directed by William C. McGann and starring Isobel Elsom, Ivor Barnard and D. A. Clarke-Smith.

It was made as a quota quickie at Teddington Studios by the British branch of Warner Brothers. [1]

Synopsis

After her second husband drinks and gambles all her money away, a woman leaves him and decides to set up an out-of-hours drinking and gambling club in order to send her daughters to elite schools.

Cast

References

  1. ^ Wood p.75

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.

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