Birds of a Feather (1936 film)

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Birds of a Feather
Directed by John Baxter
Written by Gerald Elliott
George Foster (play)
Con West
Produced byJohn Barter
Starring George Robey
Horace Hodges
Eve Lister
Cinematography Ernest Palmer
Music by Kennedy Russell
Production
companies
Baxter and Barter Productions
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
  • 13 April 1936 (1936-04-13)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Birds of a Feather is a 1936 British comedy film directed by John Baxter and starring George Robey, Horace Hodges and Eve Lister. [1] The screenplay concerns a sausage-making tycoon who rents a castle from an impoverished aristocrat. It was adapted from the play A Rift in the Loot by George Foster. It was made at Shepperton Studios as a quota quickie. [2]

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References

  1. BFI.org
  2. Chibnall p.282

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