Honours Easy is a 1935 British drama film directed by Herbert Brenon and starring Greta Nissen, Patric Knowles and Margaret Lockwood. It follows a man who tries to take revenge on a rival for a slight seventeen years before by framing his son for theft.[1] It was based on the play Honours Easy by Roland Pertwee.[2]
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| Directed by | Herbert Brenon |
| Written by | Roland Pertwee |
| Based on | play Honours Easy by Roland Pertwee |
| Produced by | Walter C. Mycroft |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Ronald Neame |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Wardour Films (UK) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 62 minutes |
| Country | England |
| Language | English |
It was an early role for Margaret Lockwood.
Plot edit
Unhinged art dealer William Barton (Ivan Samson) seeks revenge on a man who ruined his career years ago. He does so by attempting to frame the man's son for the theft of $2,500 from the safe in his gallery. However the son has an alibi in Barton's wife, with whom he is having an affair.
Cast edit
- Greta Nissen as Ursula Barton
- Patric Knowles as Harry Markham
- Margaret Lockwood as Ann
- George Graves as Colonel Bagnall
- W. H. Berry as Joe Budd
- Chili Bouchier as Kate
- Robert Rendel as Sir Henry Markham
- Ivan Samson as William Barton
References edit
- ^ BFI.org
- ^ Goble, Alan (1 January 1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
External links edit
- Honours Easy at IMDb
- Honours Easy at TCMDB
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