Mrs. Dane's Defence is a 1933 British drama film directed by A. V. Bramble and starring Joan Barry, Basil Gill and Francis James. It was an adaptation of the 1900 play Mrs Dane's Defence by Henry Arthur Jones. The play had previously been adapted into an American silent film.
It was made at Wembley Studios as a quota quickie for release by the British subsidiary of Paramount Pictures.Wood p.78
Cast Joan Barry as Mrs Dane Basil Gill as Sir Daniel Carteret Francis James as Lionel Carteret Ben Field as Mr Bulsom-Porter Clare Greet as Mrs Bulsom-Porter Evan Thomas as James Risby Evelyn Walsh Hall as Lady Eastney
References
Bibliography Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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