''The Captain's Table'' is a 1936 British

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directed by and starring

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. It also featured Marian Spencer and Louis Goodrich. The film was made at

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as a

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for distribution by

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Plot

A passenger on an Atlantic

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is found strangled, leading to a police investigation.BFI.org
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Cast

– John Brooke * Marian Spencer – Ruth Manning * Louis Goodrich – Captain Henderson *

Daphne Courtney Daphne R. Courtenay-Hicks (born 28 June 1916), better known as Daphne Courtney, is a South African actress, who performed in B-movie British "quota quickies" during the 1930s and 1940s. She had a supporting role in at least one French film, ''L ...

– Mary Vaughan * Mark Daly – Sanders * Phillip Brandon – Eric Manning * Hugh McDermott – Inspector Mooney

References

Bibliography

* Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The British 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

* 1936 films 1936 crime films British crime films Films directed by Percy Marmont Films shot at Shepperton Studios British seafaring films Films with screenplays by John Paddy Carstairs British black-and-white films Films about murder 1930s English-language films 1930s British films English-language crime films {{1930s-crime-film-stub