Not So Quiet on the Western Front (film)

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Not So Quiet on the Western Front
Directed byMonty Banks
Written by
Starring
CinematographyJames E. Rogers
Music byJohn Reynders
Production
company
Distributed byWardour Films
Release date
  • 4 August 1930 (1930-08-04)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Not So Quiet on the Western Front is a 1930 British comedy film directed by Monty Banks and starring Leslie Fuller, Mona Goya and Wilfred Temple.[1] It was made as a quota quickie by British International Pictures at Elstree Studios.[2] Its title is a reference to All Quiet on the Western Front.

Cast

  • Leslie Fuller as Bill Smith
  • Mona Goya as Fifi
  • Wilfred Temple as Bob
  • Stella Browne as Yvonne
  • Gladys Cruickshank as Mimi
  • Gerald Lyle as Private Very
  • Dmitri Vetter as Private John Willie
  • Syd Courtenay as Lieutenant
  • Frank Melroyd as Sergeant
  • Marjorie Loring as Diane
  • Nina Olivette as Dancer

References

  1. ^ Ftvdb
  2. ^ Chibnall p.261

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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