The Avenging Hand is a 1936 British crime film directed by Victor Hanbury and Frank Richardson and starring Noah Beery, Louis Borel and Kathleen Kelly.[1]
The Avenging Hand | |
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Directed by | Victor Hanbury Frank Richardson |
Written by | Reginald Long Ákos Tolnay |
Produced by | John Stafford |
Starring | Noah Beery Louis Borel Kathleen Kelly |
Cinematography | James Wilson |
Edited by | Sidney Cole |
Music by | Jack Beaver |
Production company | John Stafford Productions |
Distributed by | RKO Pictures |
Release date | 28 September 1936 |
Running time | 64 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
It was made at Welwyn Studios as a quota quickie. Duncan Sutherland worked on the film's sets.
Plot edit
A Chicago gangster staying in a London hotel tries to solve the murder of one of the other guests.
Cast edit
- Noah Beery as Lee Barwell
- Louis Borel as Pierre Charrell
- Kathleen Kelly as Gwen Taylor
- Charles Oliver as Toni Visetti
- Reginald Long as Charles Mason
- Tarva Penna as Conrad Colter
- Penelope Parkes as Elizabeth
- Billie De la Volta as Muriel
- James Harcourt as Sam Hupp
References edit
- ^ Wood p.93
Bibliography edit
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.