''The Unholy Quest'' is a 1934 British

horror film Horror is a film genre that seeks to elicit fear or disgust in its audience for entertainment purposes. Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with transgressive topics or themes. Broad elements include monsters, apoca ...

directed by

Widgey R. Newman Widgey R. Newman (1900–1944) was a British screenwriter, producer and film director.Chibna;; p.20 He was a major force in the British B film industry of the 1930s, overseeing the production of a number of quota quickies. Selected filmography ...

and starring

Claude Bailey Claude Bailey (19 November 1895 – June 1950) was a British actor. He was born and died in London. Partial filmography * '' Little Waitress'' (1932) * '' The Unholy Quest'' (1934) * ''The Saint Meets the Tiger'' (1941) * '' Hatter's Castle' ...

Terence de Marney Terence Arthur De Marney (1 March 190825 May 1971) was a British film, stage, radio and television actor, as well as theatre director and writer. Career Actor The son of Violet Eileen Concanen and Arthur De Marney, and the grandson of n ...

and Christine Adrian. 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 ...

.Chibnall p.281 A mad professor tries to revive the body of a long-dead crusader.

Cast

as Professor Sorotoff *

as Frank Davis * Christine Adrian as Vera * John A. Milton as Hawkins *

Harry Terry Harry Terry (born 1887, date of death unknown) was an English stage and film actor. He made his stage debut in 1900, and appeared in more than 60 films between 1927 and 1952, including two films directed by Alfred Hitchcock. He was born in Londo ...

as Soapy * Ian Wilson as Wilky

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 horror films 1934 horror films Films directed by Widgey R. Newman Quota quickies British black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s British films {{1930s-UK-film-stub