Thark (film)

1932 film

Thark

Directed by| Tom Walls
Written by| Ben Travers
Produced by| Herbert Wilcox
Starring| Tom Walls
Ralph Lynn
Robertson Hare
Cinematography| Freddie Young
Edited by| Alfred Roome
Music by| Lew Stone

Production
company

British and Dominions

Distributed by| Woolf and Freedman

Release date

* 27 July 1932 (1932-07-27)

Running time

| 79 minutes
Country| United Kingdom
Language| English

Thark is a 1932 British film farce, directed by Tom Walls, with a script by Ben Travers. In addition to Walls, the film stars Ralph Lynn and Robertson Hare. The film is a screen adaptation of the original 1927 Aldwych farce play Thark. It was made at British and Dominion's Elstree Studios.

## Premise

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Mrs. Todd is aggrieved at finding that the country house she has bought is evidently haunted. Sir Hector Benbow and his nephew, on behalf of the previous owner, set out to demonstrate that there is no ghost.

## Cast

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* Hook – Robertson Hare*[1]
* Warner – Marjorie Corbett[1]
* Cherry Buck – Joan Brierley[1]
* Lionel Todd – Claude Hulbert[1]
* Mrs. Todd – Mary Brough*[1]
* Sir Hector Benbow – Tom Walls*[1]
* Ronald Gamble – Ralph Lynn*[1]
* Lady Benbow – Beryl de Querton[1]
* Kitty Stratton – Evelyn Bostock[1]
* Death – Gordon James*[1]
* Whittle – Hastings Lynn*[1]

Cast members marked * were the creators of the roles in the original stage production; the Todds were surnamed "Frush" in the stage play.[2]

## Reception

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The film was popular at the box office.[3]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Thark", British Film Institute, accessed 14 February 2013[dead link‍]
2. ^ "Aldwych Theatre", The Times, 5 July 1927, p. 14
3. ^ "DIRECTOR-PLAYERS". The West Australian. Vol. L, no. 9, 834. Western Australia. 5 January 1934. p. 3. Retrieved 27 August 2017 - via National Library of Australia.

## External links

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* Thark at IMDb

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* Rookery Nook (1930)
* On Approval (1930)
* Canaries Sometimes Sing (1930)
* Plunder (1930)
* Tons of Money (1930)
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* Leap Year (1932)
* The Blarney Stone (1933)
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* Turkey Time (1933)
* A Cup of Kindness (1934)
* Lady in Danger (1934)
* Dirty Work (1934)
* Fighting Stock (1935)
* Stormy Weather (1935)
* Foreign Affaires (1935)
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* For Valour (1937)
* Second Best Bed (1938)
* Old Iron (1938)

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Films by Herbert Wilcox

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* Chu-Chin-Chow (1923)
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* Madame Pompadour (1927)
* Mumsie (1927)
* Dawn (1928)
* The Bondman (1929)
* The Woman in White (1929)
* The Loves of Robert Burns (1930)
* The Chance of a Night Time (1931)
* Carnival (1931)
* The Blue Danube (1932)
* Goodnight, Vienna (1932)
* Money Means Nothing (1932)
* The Little Damozel (1933)
* Bitter Sweet (1933)
* Yes, Mr Brown (1933)
* The Queen's Affair (1934)
* Nell Gwyn (1934)
* Peg of Old Drury (1935)
* This'll Make You Whistle  (1936)
* Three Maxims (1936)
* London Melody (1937)
* Limelight (1937)
* Victoria the Great (1937)
* Sixty Glorious Years  (1938)
* Nurse Edith Cavell (1939)
* Irene (1940)
* No, No, Nanette (1940)
* Sunny (1941)
* They Flew Alone (1942)
* Forever and a Day (1943)
* Yellow Canary (1943)
* I Live in Grosvenor Square  (1945)
* Piccadilly Incident  (1946)
* The Courtneys of Curzon Street (1947)
* Spring in Park Lane (1948)
* Elizabeth of Ladymead  (1948)
* Maytime in Mayfair (1949)
* Odette (1950)
* Into the Blue (1950)
* The Lady with a Lamp (1951)
* Derby Day (1952)
* Trent's Last Case (1952)
* Laughing Anne (1953)
* Trouble in the Glen (1954)
* Lilacs in the Spring (1954)
* King's Rhapsody (1955)
* My Teenage Daughter (1956)
* These Dangerous Years (1957)
* The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1958)
* Wonderful Things! (1958)
* The Lady Is a Square (1959)
* The Heart of a Man (1959)

Producer only|

* The Wonderful Story (1922)
* Flames of Passion (1922)
* Paddy the Next Best Thing (1923)
* A Peep Behind the Scenes (1929)
* When Knights Were Bold (1929)
* Black Waters (1929)
* Splinters (1929)
* Rookery Nook (1930)
* Wolves (1930)
* Warned Off (1930)
* On Approval (1930)
* Plunder (1930)
* Tons of Money (1930)
* The Speckled Band (1931)
* Almost a Divorce (1931)
* Up for the Cup (1931)
* Mischief (1931)
* A Night Like This (1932)
* Life Goes On (1932)
* The Mayor's Nest (1932)
* Thark (1932)
* The Love Contract (1932)
* Leap Year (1932)
* The Flag Lieutenant (1932)
* Say It with Music (1932)
* The Barton Mystery (1932)
* The King's Cup (1933)
* Discord (1933)
* One Precious Year (1933)
* The Blarney Stone (1933)
* Lord of the Manor (1933)
* It's a King (1933)
* Summer Lightning (1933)
* Purse Strings (1933)
* That's a Good Girl (1933)
* Up for the Derby (1933)
* Just My Luck (1933)
* Trouble (1933)
* Night of the Garter (1933)
* Sorrell and Son (1933)
* Faces (1934)
* Lucky Loser (1934)
* It's a Cop (1934)
* General John Regan (1934)
* Girls, Please! (1934)
* Up to the Neck (1934)
* The King of Paris (1934)
* Lilies of the Field (1934)
* Brewster's Millions (1935)
* Escape Me Never (1935)
* Come Out of the Pantry (1935)
* Fame (1936)
* The Frog (1937)
* The Rat (1937)
* The Return of the Frog (1938)
* A Royal Divorce (1938)
* No Parking (1938)
* Blondes for Danger (1938)
* The Beggar's Opera (1953)
* Yangtse Incident (1957)
* The Navy Lark (1959)

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