Illegal (1932 film)

1932 film

Illegal

Directed by| William C. McGann
Written by| Irving Asher
Roland Pertwee
Produced by| Irving Asher
Starring| Isobel Elsom
Ivor Barnard
D. A. Clarke-Smith
Cinematography| Willard Van Enger
Cyril J. Knowles
Edited by| John Rawlins
Music by| Billy Gerhardi

Production
company

Warner Brothers

Distributed by| Warner Brothers

Release date

* 29 September 1932 (1932-09-29)

Running time

| 64 minutes
Country| United Kingdom
Language| English

Illegal is a 1932 British UK-Protonoir, crime drama film directed by William C. McGann and starring Isobel Elsom, Ivor Barnard and D. A. Clarke-Smith.

It was made as a quota quickie at Teddington Studios by the British branch of Warner Brothers.[1]

## Synopsis

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After her second husband drinks and gambles all her money away, a woman leaves him and decides to set up an out-of-hours drinking and gambling club in order to send her daughters to elite schools.

## Cast

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* Isobel Elsom as Mrs. Evelyn Dean
* Ivor Barnard as Albert
* D. A. Clarke-Smith as Franklyn Dean
* Margot Grahame as Dorothy Turner
* Moira Lynd as Ann Turner
* Edgar Norfolk as Lord Alan Sevington
* Wally Patch as Bookie
* Margaret Damer as Headmistress

## References

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1. ^ Wood p.75

## Bibliography

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* Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
* Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
* Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927–1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

## External links

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* Illegal at IMDb
* Illegal at the TCM Movie Database
* Illegal at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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