''Borrowed Clothes'' is a 1934 British

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Arthur Maude Arthur John Maude (23 July 1880 – 9 January 1950) was an English actor, screenwriter, and film director. Biography Maude was born Arthur John Maud on 23 July 1880 in Pontefract, West Riding, Yorkshire, to William Robert Maud (1849–1919) and ...

and starring

Anne Grey Anne Grey (born Aileen Stephen Ewing; 6 March 1907 – 3 April 1987) was an English actress, who appeared in 44 films between 1928 and 1939, including some Hollywood films during the late 1930s. She was educated at Lausanne and King's College L ...

Lester Matthews Arthur Lester Matthews (6 June 1900 – 5 June 1975) was an English actor. In his career, the handsome Englishman made more than 180 appearances in film and on television. He was erroneously credited in later years as Les Matthews. Matthews pla ...

and

Sunday Wilshin Sunday Wilshin (26 February 190519 March 1991) was a British actress and radio producer; the successor to George Orwell on his resignation in 1943. She was born in London as Mary Aline Wilshin (corroborated by publicly available birth records; ...

. 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 release by

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. Chibnall p.271

Cast

as Lady Mary Torrent *

as Sir Harry Torrent *

as Lottie Forrest * Joe Hayman as Herman Jacob * Renée Macready as Diana Arbuthnot * P.G. Clark as Donald MacDonald *

Philip Strange Philip Strange (4 June 1884 – 5 January 1963) was a British actor. Selected filmography * '' The Ace of Cads'' (1926) * ''Broadway Nights'' (1927) * ''Nevada'' (1927) * ''Wall Street'' (1929) * ''The Unholy Night'' (1929) * '' The Rescue'' (19 ...

as Clarence Ponsonby * Anthony Holles as Gilbert Pinkley *

Elizabeth Inglis Elizabeth Inglis (born Desiree Mary Lucy Hawkins, July 10, 1913 – August 25, 2007), also known as Elizabeth Earl, was an English actress, known for her role in '' The Letter''. Early life Inglis was born Desiree Mary Lucy Hawkins in Colchester ...

as Barbara *

Constance Shotter Constance Ada Shotter, Lady Taylor (5 October 1911 – 1989) was a British actress who appeared in several films in the 1930s. Shotter was born in London. By 1926 she was a chorus dancer, appearing in ''The Midnight Follies a Dinner, Dancing and ...

as Babette

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

* 1934 films British drama films 1934 drama films Films directed by Arthur Maude Quota quickies British black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s British films {{1930s-UK-film-stub