Blind Folly

Blind Folly
Directed by	Reginald Denham
Written by	John Hunter H. F. Maltby
Produced by	A. George Smith
Starring	Clifford Mollison Lilli Palmer Leslie Perrins
Cinematography	Geoffrey Faithfull
Production company	Canterbury Films
Distributed by	RKO Pictures
Release date	10 November 1939 (1939-11-10)
Running time	78 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	£17,803 [1]

Blind Folly is a 1939 British comedy film directed by Reginald Denham and starring Clifford Mollison, Lilli Palmer, and Leslie Perrins. ^[2] The screenplay concerns a man who inherits a nightclub that belonged to his brother but soon discovers that it is the headquarters for a dangerous criminal gang.

It was made at Walton Studios as a quota quickie. ^[3]

Cast

• Clifford Mollison as George Bunyard
• Lilli Palmer as Valerie
• Leslie Perrins as Deverell
• William Kendall as Raine
• Gus McNaughton as Professor Zozo
• Elliott Mason as Aunt Mona
• David Horne as Mr Steel
• Gertrude Musgrove as Agnes
• Roland Culver as Ford
• Anthony Holles as Louis
• Michael Ripper

References

1. Chapman, Llewella. "'The highest salary ever paid to a human being': Creating a Database of Film Costs from the Bank of England". Journal of British cinema and television, 2022-10. Vol. 19, no. 4. Edinburgh University Press. p. 470-494 at 482.
2. "Blind Folly (1939)". BFI. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
3. Chibnall p.301

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.

External links

• Blind Folly at IMDb