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Tonight's the Night (1932 film)
Tonight's the Night is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Monty Banks and starring Leslie Fuller, Amy Veness and Charles Farrell.[1] The screenplay concerns a man who is wrongly imprisoned for theft and escapes from jail and tracks down the real culprit. It is also known by the alternative title Tonight's the Night: Pass It On. Leslie Arliss was a co-screenwriter.[2] It was shot at the Elstree Studios of British International Pictures.[3]
| Tonight's the Night | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Monty Banks |
| Written by | Leslie Arliss Syd Courtenay Lola Harvey |
| Starring | Leslie Fuller Amy Veness Charles Farrell |
| Cinematography | Ernest Palmer |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Wardour Films |
Release date | 23 May 1932 |
Running time | 74 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Cast edit
- Leslie Fuller as Bill Smithers
- Amy Veness as Emily Smithers
- Charles Farrell as Williams
- Frank Perfitt as Major Allington
- Syd Crossley as Warder Jackson
- Hal Walters as Alf Hawkins
- Hal Gordon as Smiler
- Betty Fields as Miss Winterbottom
- René Ray as Rose Smithers
- Monty Banks as Convict
References edit
- ^ . Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 2 July 2015. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ Katz, Ephraim; Nolen, Ronald Dean (26 February 2013). The Film Encyclopedia 7e. HarperCollins. pp. 1688–. ISBN 9780062277114. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ Wood p.73
Bibliography edit
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links edit
- Tonight's the Night at IMDb