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directed by William C. McGann and starring Isobel Elsom, Ivor Barnard and

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. It was made as a quota quickie at Teddington Studios by the British branch of

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.Wood p.75

Synopsis

After her second husband drinks and gambles all her money away, a woman leaves him and decides to set up an out-of-hours drinking and gambling club in order to send her daughters to elite schools.

Cast

* Isobel Elsom as Mrs. Evelyn Dean * Ivor Barnard as Albert *

as Franklyn Dean * Margot Grahame as Dorothy Turner * Moira Lynd as Ann Turner * Edgar Norfolk as Lord Alan Sevington *

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as Bookie * Margaret Damer as Headmistress

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

* * * * 1932 films 1932 drama films British drama films Films shot at Teddington Studios Warner Bros. films Films directed by William C. McGann Quota quickies Films set in London British black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s British films {{1930s-UK-film-stub