The Body Vanished
| The Body Vanished | |
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| Directed by | Walter Tennyson |
| Written by | Ian Walker |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Desmond Dickinson |
| Edited by | Etta Simpson |
Production company | Venture Films |
| Distributed by | New Realm Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 46 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Body Vanished (first shown as The Body Vanishes[citation needed]) is a 1939 British second feature ('B')[1] crime comedy film directed by Walter Tennyson and starring Anthony Hulme, C. Denier Warren, and Ernest Sefton.[2] It was written by Ian Walker and was made at Isleworth Studios as a quota quickie.[3]
Cast
[edit]- Anthony Hulme as Rodney Paine
- C. Denier Warren as Pip Piper
- Ernest Sefton as Sgt. Hopkins
- Evelyn Foster as Miss Casson
- Frank Atkinson as Hobbleberry
- Wilfred Noy as Snelling
- Hamilton Keene as Capt. Haller
- Cyril Chamberlain as auctioneer
- Frederick Keen as Mr. Williams
- Charles Paton as Mr. Briggs
- Fred Withers as George Billings
Release
[edit]According to David Quinlan In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959, the film was not on general release.[4] However the BFI states that it was copyrighted in 1939 but "not released until 1942",[2] which Chibnall and McFarlane, confirm,[1] and Kine Weekly listed the film on its "Films Registered Under The Act" page for the period 20 November 1942 – 11 January 1943.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
- ^ a b "The Body Vanished". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ Wood, Linda (1986). British Films, 1927–1939. British Film Institute.
- ^ Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 42. ISBN 0-7134-1874-5.
- ^ "Films Registered Under The Act". Kine Weekly. 311 (1866): 45. 21 January 1943 – via ProQuest.
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- British crime comedy films
- 1930s crime comedy films
- Films directed by Walter Tennyson
- Quota quickies
- Films set in England
- Films shot at Isleworth Studios
- British black-and-white films
- 1930s English-language films
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