Blind Folly

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Blind Folly
Directed by Reginald Denham
Written by John Hunter
H. F. Maltby
Produced by A. George Smith
Starring
Cinematography Geoffrey Faithfull
Production
company
Canterbury Films
Distributed by RKO Pictures
Release date
10 November 1939
Running time
78 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Blind Folly is a 1939 British comedy film directed by Reginald Denham and starring Clifford Mollison, Lilli Palmer, and Leslie Perrins. [1] 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.

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It was made at Walton Studios as a quota quickie. [2]

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References

  1. "Blind Folly (1939)". BFI. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
  2. Chibnall p.301

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