Come Into My Parlour is a 1932 British crime film directed by John Longden and starring Patrick Aherne, Renée Houston and Hal Walters.[1] The title is taken from the poem The Spider and the Fly by Mary Howitt. It was produced at Ludwig Blattner's Elstree Studios outside London as a quota quickie for distribution by MGM.[2] It was the only directorial effort of John Longden, better known as an actor.

Come Into My Parlour
Directed byJohn Longden
Written byJean Jay
John Longden
Produced byA.J. Marks
Kenneth McLaglen
StarringPatrick Aherne
Renée Houston
Hal Walters
Production
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G.E.M. Productions
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • 29 March 1932 (1932-03-29)
Running time
45 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Synopsis

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A barber mistakenly believes that he is killed a burglar, and takes shelter in the home of a manicurist.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Wood p.74
  2. ^ Chibnall p.267

Bibliography

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  • Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
  • Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
  • Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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