The Crime at Blossoms
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The Crime at Blossoms is a 1933 British
crime film
directed by Maclean Rogers
and starring Hugh Wakefield
, Joyce Bland
and Eileen Munro. After moving into a pictaresque country cottage, a woman becomes increasingly concerned about the fate of the previous owner who she believes was murdered. It was based on a play by Mordaunt Shairp.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
crime film
Crime film
Crime films are films which focus on the lives of criminals. The stylistic approach to a crime film varies from realistic portrayals of real-life criminal figures, to the far-fetched evil doings of imaginary arch-villains. Criminal acts are almost always glorified in these movies.- Plays and films...
directed by Maclean Rogers
Maclean Rogers
-Selected filmography:Director* The Third Eye * The Mayor's Nest * Up for the Derby * The Crime at Blossoms * Trouble * Summer Lightning * It's a Cop * Virginia's Husband...
and starring Hugh Wakefield
Hugh Wakefield
Hugh Wakefield was an English film actor, who played supporting roles. He was often seen wearing a monocle....
, Joyce Bland
Joyce Bland
-Career:Entered Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, and made stage debut on tour in 1927 in The Constant Nymph. She then returned to London and understudied Tallulah Bankhead...
and Eileen Munro. After moving into a pictaresque country cottage, a woman becomes increasingly concerned about the fate of the previous owner who she believes was murdered. It was based on a play by Mordaunt Shairp.
Cast
- Hugh WakefieldHugh WakefieldHugh Wakefield was an English film actor, who played supporting roles. He was often seen wearing a monocle....
... Chris Merryman - Joyce BlandJoyce Bland-Career:Entered Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, and made stage debut on tour in 1927 in The Constant Nymph. She then returned to London and understudied Tallulah Bankhead...
... Valerie Merryman - Eileen Munro ... Mrs. Woodman
- Ivor BarnardIvor BarnardIvor Barnard was an English film actor. In 1929 he appeared on stage in "Bird In Hand" at the Morosco Theatre in New York City. He appeared in 84 films between 1921 and 1953. He appeared in the Alfred Hitchcock film The 39 Steps in 1935. In 1943, he played the stationmaster in the Ealing war movie...
... A late visitor - Frederick LloydFrederick LloydFrederick Lloyd was a British film actor. He appeared as Doctor Watson in the 1932 film The Hound of the Baskervilles.Lloyd was married to actress Auriol Lee from 1911 to 1922...
... George Merryman - Iris Baker ... Lena Denny
- Arthur StrattonArthur StrattonArthur Mills Perce Stratton was an American author and traveller. He was a playwright, a novelist, an OSS agent, a teacher in Turkey, and an assistant college professor in the US, before working for the CIA for about ten years and becoming a travel writer and biographer.While serving with the...
... Mr. Woodman - Maud Gill ... Mrs. Merryman
- Wally PatchWally PatchWally Patch was a British character actor, who had supporting roles in many films. He was born Walter Sidney Vinnicombe in Willesden, London on 26 September 1888...
... Palmer - Barbara GottBarbara Gott-Selected filmography:* Downhill * Ringing the Changes * Lily of Killarney * Compromising Daphne * At the Villa Rose * The House of the Arrow * The Sport of Kings...
... Fat Lady - Moore MarriottMoore MarriottMoore Marriott was a British character actor most notable for a series of films he made with Will Hay in the 1930s.-Career:...
... Driver - George RidgwellGeorge RidgwellGeorge Ridgwell was a British screenwriter and film director of the silent film era. His name was sometimes spelt as George Ridgewell. He was born in Woolwich in 1867. He directed around 70 films including a series of adaptations of Sherlock Holmes stories featuring Eille Norwood as Holmes. His...
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