The Beggar Student (1931 British film)
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Directed byVictor Hanbury
John Harvel
John Harvel
Written by
- John Stafford
- Hans H. Zerlett
- Camillo Walzel (libretto)
- Richard Genée (libretto)
Produced byJohn Harvel
StarringShirley Dale
Lance Fairfax
Jerry Verno
Lance Fairfax
Jerry Verno
| The Beggar Student | |
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| Directed by | Victor Hanbury John Harvel |
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| Produced by | John Harvel |
| Starring | Shirley Dale Lance Fairfax Jerry Verno |
| Music by | Horace Shepherd |
Production company | Amalgamated Films Associated |
| Distributed by | British Lion |
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Running time | 66 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Beggar Student is a 1931 British operetta film directed by Victor Hanbury and John Harvel and starring Shirley Dale, Lance Fairfax and Jerry Verno.[1] It was written by John Stafford|, Hans H. Zerlett, Camillo Walze and Richard Genée based on the 1882 operetta The Beggar Student by Carl Millöcker.
Der Bettelstudent, a separate German film based on the same operetta, was made the same year.[2]
Cast
- Shirley Dale as Tania
- Lance Fairfax as Carl Romaine
- Jerry Verno as Jan Janski
- Frederick Lloyd as Colonel Ollendorff
- Mark Daly as Sergeant
- Jill Hands as Broni
- Margaret Halstan as Countess Novalska
- Edward Ashley as Nicki
Production
The film was made at Beaconsfield Studios as a quota quickie.[3] The film's sets were designed by Norman G. Arnold.