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Wild Boy
Directed by Albert de Courville
Written byJ.E.S. Bradford
Albert de Courville
Stafford Dickens
Produced by Michael Balcon
Starring Sonnie Hale
Bud Flanagan
Chesney Allen
Cinematography Philip Tannura
Edited by R. E. Dearing
Music by Louis Levy
Production
company
Distributed by Gaumont British Distributors
Release date
  • May 1934 (1934-05)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Wild Boy is a 1934 British comedy sports film directed by Albert de Courville and starring Sonnie Hale, Bud Flanagan and Chesney Allen. It was by Gainsborough Pictures at Lime Grove Studios. [1] The sets were designed by Alfred Junge. Often forgotten, but the role of "Wild Boy" was played by the greyhound Mick the Miller.

Premise

This film is a caper story of greyhound racing and the efforts of a crooked dog owner to stop a rival's dog, Wild Boy, from running in the Greyhound Derby. Allmovie shows a different synopsis. [2]

Cast

References

  1. ^ Wood p.80
  2. ^ "Wild Boy (1934) - Albert de Courville | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".

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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