Squibs (1935 film)

1935 British film

Squibs

Betty Balfour working as a flower seller in Piccadilly Circus is confronted by policeman Stanley Holloway (far left)

Directed by| Henry Edwards
Written by|

* Michael Hogan
* H. Fowler Mear
* R. P. Weston
* Bert Lee

Produced by| Julius Hagen
Starring|

* Betty Balfour
* Gordon Harker
* Stanley Holloway

Cinematography| Sydney Blythe
Edited by| Jack Harris
Music by| W.L. Trytel

Production
company

Real Art Productions

Distributed by| Gaumont British Distributors

Release date

* June 1935 (1935-06)

Running time

| 77 minutes
Country| United Kingdom
Language| English

Squibs is a 1935 British musical romantic comedy film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Betty Balfour, Gordon Harker and Stanley Holloway.[1]

It was produced by Twickenham Film Studios with sets designed by James A. Carter. It was a remake of the 1921 film Squibs which also starred Balfour.

## Synopsis

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In this musical comedy, a Cockney flower girl is in love with a policeman whom she wants to marry. Her father opposes the union because he is involved in a little crooked investing. The young woman wins a lottery and is able to find wealth and marital bliss.[2]

## Cast

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* Betty Balfour as Amelia "Squibs" Hopkins
* Gordon Harker as Sam Hopkins
* Stanley Holloway as Constable Charley Lee
* Margaret Yarde as Mrs. Lee
* Morris Harvey as Inspector Lee
* Michael Shepley as Colin Barratt
* Drusilla Wills as Mrs. Parker
* O. B. Clarence as Sir John Barratt
* Ronald Shiner as Bill
* Thomas Weguelin as Alf
* Vivienne Chatterton
* William Daunt
* Aubrey Fitzgerald
* Henryetta Edwards as Susan
* Olive Sloane as Barmaid

## References

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1. ^ BFI.org
2. ^ "Squibs (1935) - Henry Edwards | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".

## Bibliography

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* 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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* Squibs at AllMovie
* Squibs at the British Film Institute[better source needed]
* Squibs at IMDb

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Films directed by Henry Edwards

* A Welsh Singer (1915)
* Doorsteps (1916)
* East Is East (1916)
* Merely Mrs. Stubbs (1917)
* If Thou Wert Blind (1917)
* Broken Threads (1917)
* The Failure (1917)
* What's the Use of Grumbling (1918)
* Towards the Light (1918)
* The Poet's Windfall (1918)
* The Hanging Judge (1918)
* The City of Beautiful Nonsense (1919)
* Possession (1919)
* His Dearest Possession (1919)
* The Kinsman (1919)
* The Amazing Quest of Mr. Ernest Bliss (1920)
* John Forrest Finds Himself (1920)
* Aylwin (1920)
* A Temporary Vagabond (1920)
* Tit for Tat (1921)
* The Lunatic at Large (1921)
* The Bargain (1921)
* Simple Simon (1922)
* Lily of the Alley (1923)
* Boden's Boy (1923)
* The Naked Man (1923)
* The World of Wonderful Reality (1924)
* Owd Bob (1924)
* King of the Castle (1925)
* A Girl of London (1925)
* The Island of Despair (1926)
* One Colombo Night (1926)
* The Girl in the Night (1931)
* Stranglehold (1931)
* Brother Alfred (1932)
* The Flag Lieutenant (1932)
* The Barton Mystery (1932)
* General John Regan (1933)
* Discord (1933)
* One Precious Year (1933)
* Lord of the Manor (1933)
* Anne One Hundred (1933)
* Purse Strings (1933)
* The Lash (1934)
* The Man Who Changed His Name (1934)
* Lord Edgware Dies (1934)
* Are You a Mason? (1934)
* The Rocks of Valpre (1935)
* The Lad (1935)
* D'Ye Ken John Peel? (1935)
* Vintage Wine (1935)
* Squibs (1935)
* The Private Secretary (1935)
* Scrooge (1935)
* Eliza Comes to Stay (1936)
* In the Soup (1936)
* Juggernaut (1936)
* Beauty and the Barge (1937)
* Song of the Forge (1937)
* Vicar of Bray (1937)

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