The Love Test
1935 British film
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The Love Test is a 1935 British romantic comedy film directed by Michael Powell and starring Judy Gunn, Louis Hayward, David Hutcheson and Googie Withers. It was made as a Quota quickie.
Directed byMichael Powell
Written byJack Celestin (story)
Selwyn Jepson (script)
Selwyn Jepson (script)
Produced byLeslie Landau
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| Directed by | Michael Powell |
| Written by | Jack Celestin (story) Selwyn Jepson (script) |
| Produced by | Leslie Landau |
| Starring | Judy Gunn Louis Hayward David Hutcheson Googie Withers Bernard Miles |
| Cinematography | Arthur Crabtree |
| Music by | Charles Cowlrick |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Company |
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Running time | 63 min |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
When a woman is made the head of a chemistry laboratory, her colleagues hatch a plot to make her fall in love, and neglect her work duties.[1]
Cast
- Judy Gunn as Mary Lee
- Louis Hayward as John Gregg
- David Hutcheson as Thompson (as Dave Hutcheson)
- Googie Withers as Minnie
- Morris Harvey as Company President
- Aubrey Dexter as Vice-President
- Eve Turner as Kathleen
- Bernard Miles as Allan
- Jack Knight as Managing Director
- Gilbert Davis as Hosiah Smith, Chief Chemist
- Shayle Gardner as Night Watchman
- James Craig as Boiler Man
- Thorley Walters as Chemist
- Ian Wilson as Chemist
Production
The chemistry laboratory is trying to find a way to make the cellulose used to make toy dolls in a non-flammable form. There are obvious resonances to the problem with the highly flammable celluloid used to make films like this one.[2]
Withers made four quota quickies with Powell, who she found a "difficult man".[3]
Bibliography
- Chibnal, Steve. Quota Quickies : The Birth of the British 'B' Film. London: BFI, 2007. ISBN 1-84457-155-6
- Powell, Michael. A Life in Movies: An Autobiography. London: Heinemann, 1986. ISBN 0-434-59945-X.
