''False Evidence'' is a 1937 British

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directed by

Donovan Pedelty Donovan Pedelty (1903–1989) was a British journalist, screenwriter and film director. During the 1930s, Pedelty specialised in making quota quickies with Irish themes. These were generally not well received by critics.Chibnall p.31 Filmograph ...

and starring

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and

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. It was made as a

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Wembley Studios Fountain Studios was an independently owned television studio in Wembley Park, northwest London. The company was last part of the Avesco Group plc. Several companies owned the site before it was bought by Fountain in 1993. Originally a film st ...

.Chibnall p.294

Cast

as Judy Endale *

as John Massiter *

as Gerald Wickham *

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as Annabelle Stirling * George Pughe as Tom Vanderlam *

Francis Roberts Francis Roberts (1609–1675) was an English puritan clergyman, author and librarian. Born in Methley, near Leeds, Roberts was educated at Trinity College, Oxford between 1625 and 1632. He studied as a curate under John Burges in Sutton Coldfiel ...

as Inspector Jones *

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as Julius Wickham *

Ralph Michael Ralph Michael (26 September 1907 – 9 November 1994) was an English actor. He was born as Ralph Champion Shotter in London. His film appearances included ''Dead of Night'', ''A Night to Remember (1958 film), A Night to Remember'', ''Children ...

as Police Constable Barlow

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

* 1937 films British crime films 1937 crime films Films directed by Donovan Pedelty Quota quickies Films shot at Wembley Studios British black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s British films {{1930s-UK-film-stub