Men Without Honour

Men Without Honour is a 1939 British crime film directed by Widgey R. Newman and starring Ian Fleming, Howard Douglas and Grace Arnold. The film was made at Bushey Studios, as a low-budget B film designed to go on the bottom-half of a double bill.[1]

Men Without Honour
Directed byWidgey R. Newman
Produced byBernard Smith
Widgey R. Newman
Written byGeorge A. Cooper
Alexander George
StarringIan Fleming
Howard Douglas
Charles Paton
Grace Arnold
CinematographyJohn Miller
Edited byViolet Burdon
Production
company
Smith & Newman Productions
Distributed byEquity British Films
Release date
March 1939
Running time
59 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Synopsis

A disgraced lawyer ends up working for a gang of share-pushers. He becomes outraged when he discovers that they are scamming his son's prospective father-in-law and eventually unmasks the villains with the help of the police.

Cast

  • Ian Fleming as Frank Hardy
  • Howard Douglas as Fane
  • W.T. Hodge as Vigor
  • Charles Paton as Rev. Fanshawe
  • Grace Arnold as Mrs. Hardy
  • Alastair Hunter as John Hardy
  • Edith Clinton as Enid Fanshawe
  • Charles Courtney as Field
  • Tony Melrose as Commissioner
  • George Dewhurst as Inspector Smith
  • Rex Alderman as Barclay
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References

  1. Chibnall p.300

Bibliography

  • Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
  • Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927–1939. British Film Institute, 1986.


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