Squibs (1935 film)

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

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
Running time	77 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

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

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.

Cast

• 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

Bibliography

• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

• Squibs at AllMovie
• Squibs at the British Film Institute
• Squibs at IMDb