Sporting Love is a 1936 British musical comedy film directed by J. Elder Wills and starring Stanley Lupino, Laddie Cliff and Lu Ann Meredith. It was made at Beaconsfield Studios.[1] It was based on the musical Sporting Love which Stanley Lupino had written and starred in. Lupino had broken with British International Pictures to make a couple of independent films, but after this he returned to BIP.
| Sporting Love | |
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| Directed by | J. Elder Wills |
| Written by | Stanley Lupino (play) Ingram D'Abbes Fenn Sherie |
| Produced by | Henry Passmore |
| Starring | Stanley Lupino Laddie Cliff Lu Ann Meredith |
| Cinematography | Eric Cross |
| Edited by | Hugh Stewart |
| Music by | Billy Mayerl Eric Ansell Jack Beaver |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | British Lion Film Corporation |
Release date | 24 May 1936 |
Running time | 67 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot edit
Two brothers in a continual trough of financial depression try to tackle their money problems.
Cast edit
- Stanley Lupino as Percy Brace
- Laddie Cliff as Peter Brace
- Eda Peel as Maude Dane
- Lu Ann Meredith as Nellie Gray
- Bobbie Comber as Gerald Dane
- Henry Carlisle as Lord Dimsdale
- Clarissa Selwynne as Aunt Fanny
- Wyn Weaver as Wilfred Wimple
- Barry Lupino
- Arty Ash
- Syd Crossley
- Merle Tottenham
Critical reception edit
In 1940, Pathescope Monthly called it "A lively comedy you will enjoy!"[2]
References edit
- ^ Wood p.92
- ^ "SPORTING LOVE". www.pathefilm.uk.
Bibliography edit
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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