Honours Easy
1935 British drama film
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Honours Easy is a 1935 British drama film directed by Herbert Brenon and starring Greta Nissen, Patric Knowles and Margaret Lockwood.[1] It was written by Roland Pertwee based on his 1930 play Honours Easy.[2] It follows a man who tries to take revenge on a rival for a slight seventeen years before by framing his son for theft.[3]
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| Directed by | Herbert Brenon |
| Written by | Roland Pertwee |
| Based on | play Honours Easy by Roland Pertwee |
| Produced by | Walter C. Mycroft |
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| Cinematography | Ronald Neame |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Wardour Films (UK) |
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Running time | 62 minutes |
| Country | England |
| Language | English |
Preservation status
The British Film Institute National Archive holds a collection of ephemera and stills but no film or video materials.[1]
Plot
Unhinged art dealer William Barton seeks revenge on a man who ruined his career years ago. He does so by attempting to frame the man's son for the theft of $2,500 from the safe in his gallery. However the son has an alibi in Barton's wife, with whom he is having an affair.
Cast
- Greta Nissen as Ursula Barton
- Patric Knowles as Harry Markham
- Margaret Lockwood as Ann
- George Graves as Colonel Bagnall
- W. H. Berry as Joe Budd
- Chili Bouchier as Kate
- Robert Rendel as Sir Henry Markham
- Ivan Samson as William Barton
Reception
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "The motives of the characters are not altogether convincing and the story is in consequence somewhat artificial. Nevertheless it is neatly told and is kept moving at a good pace."[4]
Kine Weekly wrote: "Neat drama of revenge, supported in its theatrical but effective interpretation by a frank sex interest. Maybe the rather machine-made plot is outside the bounds of probability, but it nevertheless has in its composition the power to invite satisfactory emotional reaction."[5]