The Fire Raisers (film)
The Fire Raisers is a 1934 British drama film directed by Michael Powell.[1][2] It was described by Powell as "a sort of Warner Brothers newspaper headline story;" and marked the first of his four films with actor Leslie Banks.[3]
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Directed by | Michael Powell |
Produced by | Jerome Jackson |
Written by | Jerome Jackson Michael Powell |
Starring | Leslie Banks Anne Grey Carol Goodner Frank Cellier |
Cinematography | Leslie Rowson |
Edited by | Derek Twist |
Production company | Gaumont British Picture Corporation |
Distributed by | Woolf & Freedman Film Service (UK) United Artists (US) |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Plot
Jim Bronson is an insurance investigator, but he's unhappy with his work and gets involved with a gang of arsonists. His conscience is troubling him ...
Cast
- Leslie Banks as Jim Bronson
- Anne Grey as Arden Brent
- Carol Goodner as Helen Vaughan
- Frank Cellier as Brent
- Francis L. Sullivan as Stedding
- Lawrence Anderson as Twist
- Harry Caine as Bates
- Joyce Kirby as Polly
DVD
The film has been released on Region 2 DVD by Opening in the "Les films de ma vie" series. The DVD has fixed French subtitles for the original English soundtrack.
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References
Notes
- "TV Guide review". www.powell-pressburger.org.
- "BFI Screenonline: Fire Raisers, The (1933)". www.screenonline.org.uk.
- "BFI Screenonline: Early Michael Powell". www.screenonline.org.uk.
Bibliography
- Chibnal, Steve. Quota Quickies : The Birth of the British 'B' Film. London: BFI, 2007. ISBN 1-84457-155-6
- Powell, Michael. A Life in Movies: An Autobiography. London: Heinemann, 1986. ISBN 0-434-59945-X.
External links
- The Fire Raisers on IMDb
- The Fire Raisers at AllMovie
- The Fire Raisers reviews and articles at the Powell & Pressburger Pages
- The Fire Raisers at the BFI's Screenonline
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