The Lion and the Lamb (film)

The Lion and the Lamb is a 1931 American Pre-Code comedy thriller film directed by George B. Seitz and starring Walter Byron, Carmel Myers and Raymond Hatton.[1] It is an adaptation of the 1930 novel of the same title by E. Phillips Oppenheim.[2]

The Lion and the Lamb
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Directed byGeorge B. Seitz
Written byMatt Taylor
Based onThe Lion and the Lamb by E. Phillips Oppenheim
Produced byHarry Cohn
StarringWalter Byron
Carmel Myers
Raymond Hatton
Montagu Love
CinematographyHenry Sharp
Edited byGene Milford
Music bySam Perry
Production
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Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • January 1, 1931 (1931-01-01)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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In London a young man who has recently inherited a title as an Earl encounters a notorious gang known as the Lambs and is blackmailed into joining them due to his fingerprints on a knife used to kill an alleged traitor to the gang.

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References

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  1. ^ Hal Erickson (2012). "The Lion and the Lamb review". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
  2. ^ Goble p.839

Bibliography

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  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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