The Third String is a 1932 British sports comedy film directed by George Pearson and starring Sandy Powell, Kay Hammond and Mark Daly. It is based on a W.W. Jacobs short story, which had previously been turned into a silent film.Goble p.241 It was made at Cricklewood Studios.Wood p.73
Premise A man poses as a boxer to impress a woman, but then is forced to fight a real champion.
Cast Sandy Powell as Ginger Dick Kay Hammond as Hebe Tucker Mark Daly as Pete Russett Alf Goddard as Bill Lumm Charles Paton as Sam Small Sydney Fairbrother as Miss Peabody Polly Emery as Mrs. Chip James Knight as Webson
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Bibliography Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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