18 Minutes

18 Minutes
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Directed by	Monty Banks
Screenplay by	Fred Thompson
Story by	Gregory Ratoff
Produced by	Gregory Ratoff
Starring	Gregory Ratoff John Loder Benita Hume
Cinematography	Jack Cox Geoffrey Faithfull
Edited by	Emile de Ruelle
Music by	Alexis Arkhangelsky
Production company	Walton Studios
Distributed by	Pathé Pictures Ltd. (UK)
Release date	8 April 1935 (1935-04-08)(London)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

18 Minutes is a 1935 British drama film directed by Monty Banks and starring Gregory Ratoff, John Loder and Benita Hume. ^[1] It was shot at Walton Studios near London. ^[2]

Plot

A lion tamer adopts an orphaned girl and marries her, only to find that she loves another. ^[3]

Cast

• Gregory Ratoff as Nikita
• John Loder as Trelawney
• Benita Hume as Lady Phyllis Pilcott
• Katharine Sergava as Lida
• Richard Bennett as Korn
• Hugh Wakefield as Lord Pilcott
• Paul Graetz as Pietro
• Rosamund Barnes as Lida as a Child
• Carl Harbord as Jacques
• Margaret Yarde as Marie
• Hal Gordon as Osso

Critical reception

TV Guide described 18 Minutes as an "Interesting drama, way above average for British films of the time"; and rated it three out of five stars. ^[4]

References

1. "18 Minutes (1935)". Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
2. Wood p.81
3. Gifford, Denis (1 April 2016). British Film Catalogue: Two Volume Set - The Fiction Film/The Non-Fiction Film. Routledge. ISBN   9781317740636 – via Google Books.
4. "18 Minutes - TV Guide". TV Guide.

Bibliography

• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

• 18 Minutes at IMDb