''Road House'' is a 1934 British

comedy Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term o ...

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

Maurice Elvey Maurice Elvey (11 November 1887 – 28 August 1967) was one of the most prolific film directors in British history. He directed nearly 200 films between 1913 and 1957. During the silent film era he directed as many as twenty films per year. He a ...

and starring Violet Loraine,

Gordon Harker William Gordon Harker (7 August 1885 – 2 March 1967) was an English stage and film actor. Harker was one of the sons of Sarah Elizabeth Harker, née Hall, (1856–1927), and Joseph Harker (1855–1927), a much admired set painter for the ...

and

Aileen Marson Aileen Marson (13 September 1912 – 4 May 1939) was a British stage and film actress. Born in Egypt where her father was a consular official with the diplomatic service, she travelled extensively due to her father's job (including a stay in Buc ...

Production

The film is based on the 1932 play '' Road House'' by Walter C. Hackett. It was made by

British Gaumont The Gaumont-British Picture Corporation produced and distributed films and operated a cinema chain in the United Kingdom. It was established as an offshoot of the Gaumont Film Company of France. Film production Gaumont-British was founded in 1 ...

at the Lime Grove Studios in Shepherd's Bush, with shooting beginning in July 1934. The film's

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is by

Alfred Junge Alfred Junge (29 January 1886, Görlitz, Silesia (now Saxony), Germany – 16 July 1964, London) was a German-born production designer who spent a large part of his career working in the British film industry. Junge had wanted to be an artis ...

. British Gaumont's contract director

Alfred Hitchcock Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 featur ...

was originally reported to be making the film, but instead directed '' The Man Who Knew Too Much''.Ryall p.103

Cast

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * Ryall, Tom. ''Alfred Hitchcock and the British Cinema''. Athlone Press, 1996. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films 1927-1939''. BFI, 1986.

External links

* 1934 films British crime comedy films British black-and-white films 1930s crime comedy films 1930s English-language films Films directed by Maurice Elvey Films shot at Lime Grove Studios British films based on plays Films set in London Films set in Nice Gainsborough Pictures films Films set in the 1910s Films set in the 1920s 1934 comedy films 1930s British films {{comedy-crime-film-stub