''Jury's Evidence'' is a 1936 British
crime film
Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combi ...
directed by
Ralph Ince
Ralph Waldo Ince (January 16, 1887 – April 10, 1937) was an American pioneer film actor, director and screenwriter whose career began near the dawn of the silent film era. Ralph Ince was the brother of John E. Ince and Thomas H. Ince.
Biog ...
and starring
Hartley Power
Hartley Power (14 March 1894 – 29 January 1966) was an American-born British film and television actor, who made his Broadway debut in ''Dolly Jordan'' in 1922. He is best remembered for two roles: "Sylvester Kee" the ventriloquist who is sho ...
,
Margaret Lockwood
Margaret Mary Day Lockwood, CBE (15 September 1916 – 15 July 1990), was an English actress. One of Britain's most popular film stars of the 1930s and 1940s, her film appearances included '' The Lady Vanishes'' (1938), ''Night Train to Munic ...
and
Nora Swinburne
Leonora Mary Johnson (24 July 1902 – 1 May 2000), known professionally as Nora Swinburne, was an English actress who appeared in many British films.
Early years
Swinburne was born in Bath, Somerset, the daughter of Henry Swinburne Johnson ...
. It was made at
Beaconsfield Studios
Beaconsfield Film Studios is a British television and film studio in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire. The studios were operational as a production site for films in 1922, and continued producing films - and, later, TV shows - until the 1960s. Br ...
.
[Wood p.86]
It was an early role for Margaret Lockwood.
Cast
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Hartley Power
Hartley Power (14 March 1894 – 29 January 1966) was an American-born British film and television actor, who made his Broadway debut in ''Dolly Jordan'' in 1922. He is best remembered for two roles: "Sylvester Kee" the ventriloquist who is sho ...
as Edgar Trent
*
Margaret Lockwood
Margaret Mary Day Lockwood, CBE (15 September 1916 – 15 July 1990), was an English actress. One of Britain's most popular film stars of the 1930s and 1940s, her film appearances included '' The Lady Vanishes'' (1938), ''Night Train to Munic ...
as Betty Stanton
*
Nora Swinburne
Leonora Mary Johnson (24 July 1902 – 1 May 2000), known professionally as Nora Swinburne, was an English actress who appeared in many British films.
Early years
Swinburne was born in Bath, Somerset, the daughter of Henry Swinburne Johnson ...
as Mary Trent
*
Sebastian Shaw as Philip
* Jane Millican as Agatha
*
Patrick Ludlow
Patrick Ludlow (March 24, 1903 – January 27, 1996) was a British actor predominantly on stage, with his own touring theatre company from 1943.
Filmography
References
External links
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1903 births
1996 deaths
People from Kensin ...
as Cyril
*
Charles Paton
Charles Ernest Paton (31 July 1874 – 10 April 1970) was an English film actor. He joined the circus at 14, and had early stage and music hall experience. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1927 and 1952, including ''Freedom of t ...
as Crowther
*
Eve Gray
Eve Gray (27 November 1900 – 23 May 1983) was an English film actress.
Born Fanny Evelyn Garrett, she was taken to Australia as a child and later had a stage career there. She returned to England in 1924 and within three days of arrival had ...
as Ruby
* Tracy Holmes as John Stanton
* W.E. Holloway as Judge
* Dick Francis as Hodson
*
Philip Strange as Geoffrey
*
Aubrey Fitzgerald
Aubrey Fitzgerald (1874–1968) was a British actor.
In 1909 he played El Tabloid in ''A Persian Princess'' at the Queen's Theatre in London.
Selected filmography
* '' One Arabian Night'' (1923)
* '' Little Miss Nobody'' (1923)
* '' Hutch Stirs ...
as Murphy
*
Kathleen Harrison
References
Bibliography
* Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
* Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
''Jury's Evidence''at
IMDb
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''Jury's Evidence''at
TCMDB
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Review of filmat ''Variety''
1936 films
1936 crime drama films
British crime drama films
Films shot at Beaconsfield Studios
Films directed by Ralph Ince
British black-and-white films
1930s British films
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