The Road to Fortune
The Road to Fortune | |
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Directed by | Arthur Varney |
Written by | Hugh Broadbridge |
Produced by | Arthur Varney |
Starring | |
Music by | Doria March |
Production company | Starcraft |
Distributed by | Paramount British Pictures |
Release date | 29 August 1930 |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
The Road to Fortune is a 1930 British drama film directed by Arthur Varney and starring Guy Newall, Doria March and Florence Desmond.[1] It was based on a novel by Hugh Broadbridge.
It was shot at Twickenham Studios and on location in Cornwall. It was made as a quota quickie for release by Paramount Pictures.[2]
Cast[]
- Guy Newall as Guy Seaton
- Doria March as June Eastman
- Florence Desmond as Toots Willoughby
- Stanley Cooke as Prof. Kingsbury
- George Vollaire as Dr. Killick
- J.H. Wakefield as Willard
- Jean Lester as Miss Lurcher
References[]
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.
External links[]
Categories:
- English-language films
- 1930 films
- British films
- 1930 drama films
- British drama films
- Films directed by Arthur Varney
- British black-and-white films
- Films shot at Twickenham Film Studios
- Films shot in Cornwall
- Quota quickies
- Paramount Pictures films
- 1930s British film stubs