''Expert's Opinion'' is a 1935 British

thriller film Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre. ...

directed by

Ivar Campbell Donald Robert Ivar Campbell (8 September 1904 – 19 May 1985) was a New Zealand-British screenwriter and film director. Personal life Campbell was born in New Zealand in 1904 to Lt-Col Robert Ormus Campbell and Beatrice (née Cadell). . He m ...

and starring

Lucille Lisle Lucille Lisle (1908–2004) was an Australian actress. Born Lucille Hunter Jonas in Melbourne, Australia on 16 May 1908, she began appearing in local stage productions at age 11. In 1930 she moved to New York where she appeared in touring compan ...

Leslie Perrins Leslie Perrins (7 October 1901 – 13 December 1962) was an English actor who often played villains. After training at RADA, he was on stage from 1922, and in his long career, appeared in well over 60 films. Personal life and death Perrins ...

and

Franklyn Bellamy Franklyn Bellamy (7 March 1886 in Kuala Lumpur – 15 February 1961 in Bodmin) was an English stage and film actor. In 1924 he appeared in Frederick Lonsdale's melodrama '' The Fake'' in the West End. Partial filmography * '' For Her People'' ...

. A group of foreign spies attempt to steal the plans for a new weapon. It was made at

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as a

quota quickie The Cinematograph Films Act 1927 ( 17 & 18 Geo. 5. c. 29) was an act of the UK Parliament designed to stimulate the declining British film industry. It received royal assent on 22 December 1927 and came into force on 1 April 1928. Description T ...

for release by the British subsidiary of

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.Chibnall p.283

Cast

as Marian Steele *

as Richard Steele * Molly Fisher as Kay Frost *

as Keller *

Kim Peacock Kim Peacock (1901–1966) was born on 24 March 1901 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England. He was an actor and writer, known for ''Midnight at the Wax Museum'' (1936), ''BBC Sunday-Night Theatre'' (1950) and ''Hit Parade'' (1952). He died on 26 Dece ...

as Desmond Carter * John Kevan as Jay Frost * Lawrence Hanray as Coroner

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

* 1935 films British thriller films British black-and-white films 1930s thriller films Films directed by Ivar Campbell Films produced by Anthony Havelock-Allan British and Dominions Studios films Films shot at Imperial Studios, Elstree Paramount Pictures films Films set in England Quota quickies 1935 comedy films 1930s English-language films 1930s British films English-language thriller films {{1930s-UK-comedy-film-stub