The Crimson Candle

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The Crimson Candle
Directed byBernard Mainwaring
Written byBernard Mainwaring
Produced byBernard Mainwaring
StarringEve Gray
Eliot Makeham
Kenneth Kove
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • February 1934 (1934-02)
Running time
48 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Crimson Candle is a 1934 British crime film directed by Bernard Mainwaring and starring Eve Gray, Eliot Makeham and Kenneth Kove.[1] It was shot at Wembley Studios as a quota quickie for distribution by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[2]

Plot[edit]

A doctor attempts to prove that a maid is a murderer.

Cast[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ BFI.org
  2. ^ Chibnall p.271

Bibliography[edit]

  • 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.

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