The Calendar
Directed by	T. Hayes Hunter
Written by	Angus MacPhail Robert Stevenson
Based on	The Calendar by Edgar Wallace
Produced by	Michael Balcon
Starring	Herbert Marshall Edna Best Anne Grey
Cinematography	Alex Bryce Bernard Knowles
Edited by	Bryan Edgar Wallace
Music by	Harold V. King
Production company	Gainsborough Pictures
Distributed by	Woolf & Freedman Film Service
Release date	31 October 1931 (1931-10-31)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Calendar is a 1931 British drama film directed by T. Hayes Hunter and starring Herbert Marshall, Edna Best and Anne Grey. Racehorse owner Anson is swindled by a woman named Wenda and goes up in front of the Jockey Club where he is disqualified on race fixing allegations. He decides to get his own back with the help of Hillcott, an ex-burglar. Jill is the love interest. ^[1] It was released as Bachelor's Folly in the United States.

The film was made at Beaconsfield Studios. ^[2] It was based on The Calendar, a 1929 play and subsequent novel by Edgar Wallace. A remake was released in 1948.

Cast

• Herbert Marshall as Gerry Anson
• Edna Best as Jill Panniford
• Anne Grey as Wenda Panniford
• Gordon Harker as Sam Hillcott
• Nigel Bruce as Lord Willie Panniford
• Alfred Drayton as John Dory
• Leslie Perrins as Henry Lascarne
• Allan Aynesworth as Edmund Garth
• Melville Cooper as Mr. Wayne
• John Charlton as Swell
• J.B. Spendlove as Jockey

References

Bibliography

• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927–1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

• The Calendar at IMDb

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