Matinee Idol is a 1933 British crime film directed by George King and starring Camilla Horn, Miles Mander and Marguerite Allan. The screenplay concerns a young actress who is suspected of murder. It was shot at Wembley Studios in London. The film's sets were designed by the art director J. Elder Wills. It was a quota quickie distributed by United Artists.Chibnall p.274
Plot A young actress is suspected of murder when a matinee idol she had prevented seducing her sister is found dead.
Cast Camilla Horn as Sonia Vance Miles Mander as Harley Travers Marguerite Allan as Christine Vance Viola Keats as Gladys Wheeler Anthony Hankey as Sir Brian Greville Hay Petrie as Mr Clappit Margaret Yarde as Mrs Clappit Barry Livesey as Bert John Turnbull as Inspector North Albert Whelan as Barlow
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Bibliography 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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