Beloved Imposter

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Beloved Imposter
Directed by Victor Hanbury
Written by Ethel Mannin (novel)
Connery Chappell
Produced by John Stafford
Starring Rene Ray
Fred Conyngham
Germaine Aussey
Charles Oliver
Music by Jack Beaver
Production
company
Distributed by RKO Pictures
Release date
  • 1936 (1936)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
Language English

Beloved Imposter is a 1936 British musical film directed by Victor Hanbury and starring Rene Ray, Fred Conyngham and Germaine Aussey. [1] It was made at Welwyn Studios and released as a quota film by RKO Pictures. [2] It was written by Connery Chappell based on the novel Dancing Boy by Ethel Mannin.

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Reception

Picturegoer wrote: "This adaptation of Ethel Mannin's book runs to length and is apt to become wearisome. It has touches of humanity and the theme has possibilities which have not been well exploited. ... One of the picture's main defects is the introduction of 'turns' whch only succeeds in holding up the plot. The final murder is effective, but it is spoilt by the consequent anti-climax." [3]

In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "Wearisome musical drama somewhat enlivened by Rene Ray's performance." [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Beloved Imposter". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  2. ↑ Chibnall, Steve. (2007). Quota Quickies: The British of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute. p. 287. ISBN   978-1844571550.
  3. ↑ "Beloved Imposter" . Picturegoer . 6: 32. 9 July 1936 – via ProQuest.
  4. ↑ Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 38. ISBN   0-7134-1874-5.
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