Accused (1936 film)

1936 British film by Thornton Freeland

Accused

Directed by| Thornton Freeland
Written by| Zoë Akins
George Barraud
Harold French
Produced by| Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
Marcel Hellman
Starring| Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
Dolores del Río
Florence Desmond
Edward Rigby
Cinematography| Victor Arménise
Jack Parker
Edited by| Conrad von Molo
Music by| Percival Mackey

Production
company

Criterion Films

Distributed by| United Artists

Release date

* April 1936 (1936-04)

Running time

| 83 minutes
Country| United Kingdom
Language| English

Accused is a 1936 British mystery film directed by Thornton Freeland and starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Dolores del Río and Florence Desmond. It was made at Isleworth Studios by the independent Criterion Films, which Fairbanks was a co-owner of.[1] The film's sets were designed by Edward Carrick.

## Plot

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Two dance partners become embroiled in a murder mystery when one of the dancers is accused of murder.

## Cast

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* Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. as Tony Seymour
* Dolores del Río as Gaby Seymour
* Florence Desmond as Yvette Delange
* Edward Rigby as Alphonse de la Riveire
* Basil Sydney as Eugene Roget
* Googie Withers as Ninette Duval
* J.H. Roberts as President of Court
* Cecil Humphreys as Prosecuting Counsel
* Esme Percy as Morel
* Moore Marriott as Dubec
* Cyril Raymond as Guy Henry
* Roland Culver as Henry Capelle
* Leo Genn as Man

## References

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1. ^ Wood p.89

## Bibliography

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* Harris, Ed. Britain's Forgotten Film Factory: The Story of Isleworth Studios. Amberley Publishing, 2012.
* Low, Rachael. The History of the British Film, 1929-1939. Film Making in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
* Wood, Linda. British Films, 1929-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

## External links

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* Accused at IMDb

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Films directed by Thornton Freeland

* Three Live Ghosts (1929)
* Be Yourself! (1930)
* Whoopee! (1930)
* Six Cylinder Love (1931)
* The Secret Witness (1931)
* The Unexpected Father (1932)
* Love Affair (1932)
* Week-End Marriage  (1932)
* They Call It Sin (1932)
* Flying Down to Rio (1933)
* George White's Scandals (1934)
* Brewster's Millions (1935)
* The Amateur Gentleman (1936)
* Accused (1936)
* Skylarks (1936)
* Jericho (1937)
* Paradise for Two (1937)
* Hold My Hand (1938)
* Over the Moon (1939)
* So This Is London (1939)
* The Gang's All Here (1940)
* Too Many Blondes (1941)
* Marry the Boss's Daughter (1941)
* Meet Me at Dawn (1947)
* Brass Monkey (1948)
* Dear Mr. Prohack (1949)

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