''Wolves'' is a 1930 British

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directed by Albert de Courville and starring

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, Dorothy Gish and

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, only for the leader to later help her escape. It was based on a play by Georges Toudouze. It was produced by

Herbert Wilcox Herbert Sydney Wilcox Order of the British Empire, CBE (19 April 1890 – 15 May 1977) was a British film producer and film director, director. He was one of the most successful British filmmakers from the 1920s to the 1950s. He is best know ...

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, but filmed at the

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whilst sound equipment was being installed at Wilcox's nearby

Imperial Studios Imperial Studios were the studios of the British and Dominions Film Corporation, a short-lived British film production company located at Imperial Place, Elstree Way, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire. The studios (one of several facilities historical ...

, and the sound was added after filming was completed."Ludwig Blattner Film Corp."
LearnAboutMoviePosters.com (LAMP) , retrieved 13 February 2014 It was Gish's first sound film, and was Laughton's second talkie (but his first sound drama), having completed a film of a musical variety performance earlier the same year. Of 57 minutes original duration, it was released in 1936 in a 37-minute version retitled "Wanted Men".

Plot

Cast

... Captain Job * Dorothy Gish ... Leila McDonald *

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... Hank * Arthur Margetson ... Mark *

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... Pablo *

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... Semyon * Andrews Engelmann ... Pfeiffer * Betty Bolton ... Naroutcha

References

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* 1930 films 1930 crime films Films directed by Albert de Courville British black-and-white films British and Dominions Studios films British crime films Films shot at Rock Studios 1930s English-language films 1930s British films {{1930s-crime-film-stub