Vera Allinson (1899–1971) was a British screenwriter. She wrote the screenplay for several films made by the American director

Bernard Vorhaus Bernard Vorhaus (December 25, 1904 – November 23, 2000) was an American film director of Austrian descent, born in New York City. His father was born in Krakow, then part of Austria-Hungary. Vorhaus spent many decades living in the UK. Eearly ...

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 ...

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Street Song A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads derive from the medieval French ''chanson balladée'' or ''ballade'', which were originally "dance songs". Ballads were particularly characteristic of the popular poetry and ...

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Selected filmography

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Crime on the Hill ''Crime on the Hill'' is a 1933 British mystery film directed by Bernard Vorhaus and starring Sally Blane, Nigel Playfair and Lewis Casson. The plot was based on a successful play by Jack de Leon and Jack Celestin. It was made by British Intern ...

'' (1933) * ''

Money for Speed ''Money for Speed'' is a 1933 British sports film, sports drama film directed by Bernard Vorhaus and starring John Loder (actor), John Loder, Ida Lupino, Cyril McLaglen and Moore Marriott. It is centered on the sport of Motorcycle speedway, spee ...

'' (1933) * '' Bella Donna'' (1934) * '' Blind Justice'' (1934) * '' The Broken Melody'' (1934) * ''

'' (1935) * ''

Ten Minute Alibi ''Ten Minute Alibi'' is a 1935 British crime film directed by Bernard Vorhaus and starring Phillips Holmes, Aileen Marson and Theo Shall. It was made at Beaconsfield Studios.Wood p.84 The film's sets were designed by the art director Andre ...

'' (1935) * '' House Broken'' (1936) * ''

Ticket of Leave A ticket of leave was a document of parole issued to convicts who had shown they could now be trusted with some freedoms. Originally the ticket was issued in Britain and later adapted by the United States, Canada, and Ireland. Jurisdictions ...

'' (1936) * ''

Danny Boy "Danny Boy" is a ballad, written by English songwriter Frederic Weatherly in 1913, and set to the traditional Irish melody of "Londonderry Air". History In 1910, in Bath, Somerset, the English lawyer and lyricist Frederic Weatherly initial ...

'' (1941) * ''

Sheepdog of the Hills ''Sheepdog of the Hills'' is a 1941 British drama film directed by Germain Burger and starring David Farrar, Philip Friend and Helen Perry. The screenplay concerns an outbreak of sheep-stealing that occurs in a small rural community in the West ...

'' (1941) * ''

Bob's Your Uncle "Bob's your uncle" is a phrase commonly used in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth countries that means "and there it is" or "and there you have it" or "it's done". Typically, someone says it to conclude a set of simple instructions or when a ...

'' (1942)

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Richards, Jeffrey (ed.). ''The Unknown 1930s: An Alternative History of the British Cinema, 1929– 1939''. I.B. Tauris & Co, 1998.

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