''The Last Hour'' is a 1930 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 directed by
Walter Forde
Walter Forde (born Thomas Seymour Woolford, 21 April 1898 – 7 January 1984) was a British actor, screenwriter and director. Born in Lambeth, south London in 1898, he directed over fifty films between 1919 from the silent era through to 1 ...
and starring
Richard Cooper and
Stewart Rome and
Kathleen Vaughan. It is adapted from a successful
play of the same title by
Charles Bennett.
It was shot at
Twickenham Studios
Twickenham Studios (formerly known as Twickenham Film Studios) is a film studio in St Margarets, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, that is used by various motion picture and television companies. It was established in 1913 by Ralph ...
.
[Wood p.69] The film's sets were designed by William Saunders.
Cast
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Stewart Rome as Prince Nicola
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Richard Cooper as Byron
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Kathleen Vaughan as Mary Tregellis
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Alexander Field as Smarty Walker
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Wilfred Shine as Tregellis
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James Raglan
James Raglan (6 January 1901 – 15 November 1961) was a British stage, film and television actor.
In Australia
Early in 1935 he was brought out to Australia with the Gabriel Toyne company by J. C. Williamson, playing '' Laburnum Grove'' an ...
as Charles Lister
* George Bealby as Blumfeld
* Frank Arlton as George
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Bill Shine as Ben
See also
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List of lost films
References
Bibliography
* 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
1930s crime comedy films
British crime comedy films
British black-and-white films
Butcher's Film Service films
1930 comedy films
Films directed by Walter Forde
1930s English-language films
1930s British films
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