The Schooner Gang
| The Schooner Gang | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | W. Devenport Hackney |
| Written by |
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| Produced by | W. Devenport Hackney |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | |
Production company | New Garrick Productions |
| Distributed by | Butcher's Film Service |
Release date | 1937 |
Running time | 72 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Schooner Gang is a 1937 British crime film directed by W. Devenport Hackney and starring Vesta Victoria, and Gerald Barry.
It was made as a quota quickie at Cricklewood Studios.[1] Location shooting took place in Leigh-on-Sea.
Synopsis[]
A criminal gang force an innkeeper to assist them in a plan to rob a haul of jewels.
Cast[]
- Vesta Victoria as Mrs. Truman
- as Freddie Fellowes
- Gerald Barry as Carleton
- as Adam
- as Mary
- as Mary Truman
- as Jack Norris
- Frank Atkinson as Ben Worton
References[]
- ^ Chibnall p.297
Bibliography[]
- Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The British 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[]
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Categories:
- English-language films
- 1937 films
- British films
- British crime films
- British black-and-white films
- 1937 crime films
- Films shot at Cricklewood Studios
- Quota quickies
- Films set in England
- Butcher's Film Service films
- 1930s British film stubs