''After Many Years'' is a 1930 British
crime film
Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...
directed by
Lawrence Huntington
Lawrence Huntington (1900–1968) was a UK, British film director, screenwriter and film producer, producer.
Huntington was born in London on 9 March 1900, he directed more than thirty films following his debut feature ''After Many Years'' (1930). ...
and starring Henry Thompson, Nancy Kenyon and the
Savoy Havana Band
The Savoy Havana Band was a British dance band of the 1920s. It was resident at the Savoy Hotel, London, between 1921 and 1927.
History
The band was formed by the American saxophonist Bert Ralton (''aka'' Bert Louis Ralton; ''né'' Albert Lewis R ...
. It was made as a
quota quickie
The Cinematograph Films Act of 1927 ('' 17 & 18 Geo. V'') was an act of the United Kingdom Parliament designed to stimulate the declining British film industry. It received Royal Assent on 20 December 1927 and came into force on 1 April 1928.
D ...
for released by the
Hollywood
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studio
MGM
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. In the film, a murdered policeman's son tracks down the murderer in
Peru
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.
[Chibnall p. 259]
References
Bibliography
*Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film''.
British Film Institute
The British Film Institute (BFI) is a film and television charitable organisation which promotes and preserves film-making and television in the United Kingdom. The BFI uses funds provided by the National Lottery to encourage film production, ...
, 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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1930 films
British crime films
British black-and-white films
1930 crime films
1930s English-language films
Films directed by Lawrence Huntington
Films set in Peru
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
1930s British films
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