A Safe Proposition
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| A Safe Proposition | |
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.jpg) Feature on the film in Boy's Cinema magazine (24 September 1932)[1] | |
| Directed by | Leslie S. Hiscott |
| Written by | Michael Barringer |
| Produced by | Julius Hagen |
| Starring | A. W. Baskcomb |
Production company | Real Art Productions |
| Distributed by | Fox Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 45 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
A Safe Proposition (also known as Night Work[2]) is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring A. W. Baskcomb, Barbara Gott, Harold French and Austin Trevor.[3] It was written by Michael Barringer and made at Twickenham Studios as a quota quickie[2] for release by Fox Film.[4]
The British Film Institute National Archive holds no stills or ephemera, and no film or video materials.[3]
Plot
To cover her bridge gambling debts, Emily Woodford sells an expensive necklace given to her by her husband Henry and replaces it with a convincing imitation. To hide the swap, she convinces Reggie Holloway who is courting her daughter Margaret, to stage a robbery and steal the replica from a safe. But unknown to her, Henry has already discovered her plan and has replaced the fake with the original necklace. During the robbery, Reggie encounters burglar Ginger Newton. Believing the jewelry is merely the worthless fake, Reggie helps Ginger escape with the genuine necklace.[5]
Cast
- A. W. Baskcomb as Henry Woodford
- Barbara Gott as Emily Woodford
- Harold French as Reggie Holloway
- Joyce Kirby as Margaret Woodford
- Austin Trevor as Count Tonelli
- Alexander Field as Ginger Newton
- Molly Fisher as Mrs. Newton
- Henry B. Longhurst as Sergeant Crouch