''The Wonderful Story'' is a 1932 British

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directed by

Reginald Fogwell Reginald Fogwell (23 November 1893, Dartmouth, Devon -1977) was a British film director, film producer, producer and screenwriter. Selected filmography Director * ''The Warning (1928 film), The Warning'' (1928) * ''Cross Roads (film), Cross Roads ...

and starring Wyn Clare, John Batten and

Moore Marriott George Thomas Moore Marriott (14 September 1885 – 11 December 1949) was an English character actor best remembered for the series of films he made with Will Hay. His first appearance with Hay was in the film '' Dandy Dick'' (1935), but he w ...

. It was based on the 1921 short story of the same name written by I.A.R. Wylie, which had previously been turned into a 1922 silent film of the same title. 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 ...

, it was largely

shot on location Location shooting is the shooting of a film or television production in a real-world setting rather than a sound stage or backlot. The location may be interior or exterior. The filming location may be the same in which the story is set (for exam ...

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.Chibnall p.270

Premise

A paralysed farmer watches as the girl he intends to marry falls in love with his brother.

Cast

* Wyn Clare as Mary Richards * John Batten as John Martin *

Eric Bransby Williams Eric Bransby Williams (18 March 1900 – 22 June 1994) was a British actor.BFI , F ...

as Bob Martin *

as Zacky Richards *

J. Fisher White Joseph John Fisher White (1 May 1865 – 14 January 1945) was a British stage and film actor. The eldest of four sons of Rev. John White, of Ampfield, of that family formerly of Hursley, by his wife Martha, daughter of Rev. John Fisher, he took ...

as Parson *

Sam Livesey Samuel Livesey (14 October 1873 – 7 November 1936) was a Welsh stage and film actor. Life Livesey's father, Thomas, had been a railway engineer before leaving the industry to establish a travelling theatre with his wife Mary. The two had six ...

as Doctor * Ernest Lester as Amos

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 Films directed by Reginald Fogwell British drama films Films set in England British black-and-white films Films based on works by I. A. R. Wylie 1930s English-language films 1930s British films Films shot in Devon Sound film remakes of silent films English-language drama films {{1930s-UK-film-stub