Crime on the Hill
1933 British film by Bernard Vorhaus
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Crime on the Hill is a 1933 British mystery film directed by Bernard Vorhaus and starring Sally Blane, Nigel Playfair and Lewis Casson.[1] The plot was based on a successful play by Jack de Leon and Jack Celestin.[2] It was made by British International Pictures at Welwyn Studios in autumn 1933.[3] The film's sets were designed by the art director Duncan Sutherland.
Directed byBernard Vorhaus
Written byBernard Vorhaus
E.M. Delafield
Vera Allison
Michael Hankinson
E.M. Delafield
Vera Allison
Michael Hankinson
Based on
Crime on the Hill
play
by Jack De Leon and Jack Celestin
play
by Jack De Leon and Jack Celestin
StarringSally Blane
Nigel Playfair
Lewis Casson
Nigel Playfair
Lewis Casson
| Crime on the Hill | |
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| Directed by | Bernard Vorhaus |
| Written by | Bernard Vorhaus E.M. Delafield Vera Allison Michael Hankinson |
| Based on | Crime on the Hill play by Jack De Leon and Jack Celestin |
| Starring | Sally Blane Nigel Playfair Lewis Casson |
| Cinematography | Claude Friese-Greene |
| Edited by | Walter Stokvis |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Wardour Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 69 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
A man tries to clear the name of his uncle who is wrongly convicted of a murdering the squire in a picturesque English village.
Cast
- Sally Blane as Sylvia Kennett
- Nigel Playfair as Doctor Moody
- Lewis Casson as Reverend Michael Gray
- Anthony Bushell as Tony Fields
- Phyllis Dare as Claire Winslow
- Judy Kelly as Alice Green
- George Merritt as Inspector Wolf
- Hal Gordon as Sergeant Granger
- Gus McNaughton as Collins
- Jimmy Godden as Landlord
- Hay Petrie as Jevons
- Kenneth Kove as Tourist
- Reginald Purdell as Reporter
- James Knight as Newspaper editor
- Norma Varden as Editor's secretary
