Widgey R. Newman (1900–1944) was a British

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

, producer and

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.Chibna;; p.20 He was a major force in the British

B film A B movie or B film is a low-budget commercial motion picture. In its original usage, during the Golden Age of Hollywood, the term more precisely identified films intended for distribution as the less-publicized bottom half of a double feature ...

industry of the 1930s, overseeing the production of a number of

quota quickies Quota may refer to: Economics * Import quota, a trade restriction on the quantity of goods imported into a country * Market Sharing Quota, an economic system used in Canadian agriculture * Milk quota, a quota on milk production in Europe * Indi ...

Selected filmography

* ''

A Reckless Gamble ''A Reckless Gamble'' is a 1928 British silent sports film directed by Widgey R. Newman and starring Desmond Roberts, Gladys Dunham and Wally Patch. It was released as a quota quickie.Chibnall p.258 It is also known by the alternative title of ...

'' (1928) * ''

Little Waitress ''Little Waitress'' is a 1932 British musical film directed by Widgey R. Newman and starring Claude Bailey and Moore Marriott. It was made at Bushey Studios as a quota quickie.Wood p.268 A romance occurs between an impoverished tourist and a s ...

'' (1932) * '' Heroes of the Mine'' (1932) * ''

Lucky Blaze ''Lucky Blaze'' is a 1933 British sports film directed by Widgey R. Newman and starring William Freshman, Vera Sherborne and Moore Marriott. It was made as a quota quickie.Chibnall p.273 Cast * William Freshman as Cliff Ellis * Vera Sherborn ...

'' (1933) * '' The Unholy Quest'' (1934) * ''

Immortal Gentleman ''Immortal Gentleman'' is a 1935 British historical drama film directed by Widgey R. Newman and starring Basil Gill, Rosalinde Fuller and Dennis Hoey.Wood p.82 It was a low-budget B film, which usually did not have historical settings. Synops ...

'' (1935) * ''

On Velvet ''On Velvet'' is a 1938 British musical comedy film directed by Widgey R. Newman and starring Wally Patch, Joe Hayman and Vi Kaley.Wood p.99 It is a musical revue and was film distribution, distributed by the American company Columbia Pictures. ...

'' (1938) * ''

Men Without Honour ''Men Without Honour'' is a 1939 British crime film directed by Widgey R. Newman and starring Ian Fleming, Howard Douglas and Grace Arnold. The film was made at Bushey Studios, as a low-budget B film designed to go on the bottom-half of a doubl ...

'' (1939) * '' Two Smart Men '' (1940) * '' Henry Steps Out'' (1940)

References

Bibliography

* Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The British of the British 'B' Film''. British Film Institute, 2007.

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* 1900 births 1944 deaths British film directors British film producers People from Bedford 20th-century British screenwriters {{UK-film-producer-stub