All In is a 1936 British sports comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Ralph Lynn, Gina Malo and Garry Marsh.[2] The owner of a racing stables has high hopes of winning The Derby, but fate intervenes. It is also known by the alternative title Tattenham Corner, from the play on which it is based.

All In
Directed byMarcel Varnel
Written byVal Guest
Leslie Arliss
Based onTattenham Corner by Philip Merivale & Brandon Fleming
Produced byMichael Balcon
StarringRalph Lynn
Gina Malo
Jack Barty
Claude Dampier
CinematographyArthur Crabtree
Edited byAlfred Roome
Music byLouis Levy
Production
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Distributed byGaumont British Distributors
Release date
  • November 1936 (1936-11)
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Running time
71 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The film was made at Islington Studios by Gainsborough Pictures with sets designed by the art director Alex Vetchinsky. It was based on a play, Tattenham Corner, by Philip Merivale and Brandon Fleming, which takes its name from a sharp bend on Epsom Racecourse, where the Derby is run.

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References

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  1. ^ Cook p.191
  2. ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | ALL IN (1936)". Archived from the original on 2 September 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2010.

Bibliography

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  • Cook, Pam. Gainsborough Pictures: Cassell, 1997,
  • Low, Rachael. The History of the British Film, 1929-1939. Film Making in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
  • Wood, Linda. British Films, 1929-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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