Jump for Glory

Jump for Glory
Jump for Glory
	Italian poster
Directed by	Raoul Walsh
Written by	Gordon McDonnell (novel) ; John Meehan Jr. ; Harold French
Produced by	Douglas Fairbanks Jr. ; Marcel Hellman
Starring	Douglas Fairbanks Jr. ; Valerie Hobson ; Alan Hale ; Jack Melford
Cinematography	Victor Arménise
Edited by	Conrad von Molo
Music by	Percival Mackey
Production; company	Criterion Films
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	5 March 1937
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Jump for Glory is a 1937 British romantic drama film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Valerie Hobson and Alan Hale. It was based on a novel by Gordon McDonnell. The film was shot at Isleworth Studios by the independent company Criterion Film for distribution by United Artists. The film's sets were designed by the art director Edward Carrick.

Synopsis[]

Rick Morgan, an American involved in the bootlegging trade, is forced to relocate to Britain where he becomes one of the top cat burglars in London. One night while breaking into a house he runs into the daughter of its occupant Glory Fane and they soon fall in love. However, one of Morgan's old associates from the United States, now masquerading as a respectable member of British society, threatens to wreck his chances of going straight and finding happiness with Glory.

Cast[]

Per opening credits and British Film Catalogue^[1]

Douglas Fairbanks Jr. as Ricky Morgan
Valerie Hobson as Glory Howard later Glory Fane
Alan Hale as Jim Dial (alias Colonel Fane)
Edward Rigby as Sander
Barbara Everest as Mrs. Nolan
Jack Melford as Thompson
Anthony Ireland as Sir Timothy Haddon
Esme Percy as Robinson
Basil Radford as Valentine
Leo Genn as Peters
Ian Fleming as Coroner
Frank Birch as Vicar
Roland Culver as Conductor
Fred Duprez
Henry Longhurst
Cecil Bevan as Butler
Mary Kerridge
George Mozart

References[]

^ Gifford, Denis (1 April 2016). British Film Catalogue: Two Volume Set - The Fiction Film/The Non-Fiction Film. Routledge. p. 457. ISBN 9781317740636. Retrieved 16 August 2018.

Bibliography[]

Low, Rachael. History of the British Film: Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.

External links[]

Jump for Glory at IMDb

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[1] Gifford, Denis (1 April 2016). British Film Catalogue: Two Volume Set - The Fiction Film/The Non-Fiction Film. Routledge. p. 457. ISBN 9781317740636. Retrieved 16 August 2018.

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