Wolves (1930 film)
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Georges Toudouze
Dorothy Gish
Malcolm Keen
| Wolves | |
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.jpg) Dorothy Gish and Charles Laughton in the film | |
| Directed by | Albert de Courville |
| Written by | Reginald Berkeley Georges Toudouze |
| Produced by | Herbert Wilcox British and Dominions Film Corporation |
| Starring | Charles Laughton Dorothy Gish Malcolm Keen |
| Cinematography | David Kesson Roy F. Overbaugh |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Woolf & Freedman Film Service J.H. Hoffberg Company |
Release date |
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Running time | 57 minutes (1930) 37 minutes (1936) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Wolves (re-release title: Wanted Men[1][2]) is a 1930 British crime film directed by Albert de Courville and starring Charles Laughton, Dorothy Gish and Malcolm Keen.[1] It was written by Reginald Berkeley based on the play Parmi Les Loups by Georges Toudouze[3] It was Gish's first sound film[4] and was Laughton's second talkie (but his first sound drama), having completed a film of a musical variety performance earlier the same year.[citation needed]
The British Film Institute National Archive holds a collection of ephemera but no film or video materials.[1]
Synopsis
Cast
- Charles Laughton as Captain Job
- Dorothy Gish as Leila McDonald
- Malcolm Keen as Pierre
- Jack Osterman as Hank
- Arthur Margetson as Mark
- Franklyn Bellamy as Pablo
- Griffith Humphreys as Semyon
- Andrews Engelmann as Pfeiffer
- Betty Bolton as Naroutcha
Releases
Of 57 minutes original duration, it was re-released in 1936 in a 37-minute version retitled Wanted Men.[2]
Production
It was produced by Herbert Wilcox's British and Dominions Film Corporation, but filmed at the Blattner Studios whilst sound equipment was being installed at Wilcox's nearby Imperial Studios, and the sound was added after filming was completed.[6][better source needed]