Brown Sugar (1931 film)

Brown Sugar
Directed by	Leslie S. Hiscott
Written by	Cyril Twyford
Based on	play Brown Sugar by Lady Arthur Leaver [1]
Produced by	Julius Hagen
Starring	Constance Carpenter Francis Lister Allan Aynesworth Helen Haye
Cinematography	Sydney Blythe Ernest Palmer
Production companies	Julius Hagen Productions Twickenham Film Studios
Distributed by	Warner Bros. (UK)
Release date	April 1931 (1931-04)(UK)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Brown Sugar is a 1931 British romance film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Constance Carpenter, Francis Lister, Allan Aynesworth and Helen Haye. ^[2] It was largely filmed at Twickenham Studios in west London. ^[3] It was produced by Julius Hagen as a quota quickie for distribution by the American company Warner Brothers. ^[4] Local gentry disapprove when Lord Sloane chooses an actress for a wife. ^[5]

Cast

• Constance Carpenter as Lady Stella Sloane
• Francis Lister as Lord Sloane
• Allan Aynesworth as Lord Knightsbridge
• Helen Haye as Lady Knightsbridge
• Cecily Byrne as Lady Honoria Nesbitt
• Eva Moore as Mrs. Cunningham
• Chili Bouchier as Ninon de Veaux
• Gerald Rawlinson as Archie Wentworth
• Alfred Drayton as Edmondson
• Wallace Geoffrey as Crawbie Carruthers

References

1. Goble, Alan (1 January 1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN   9783110951943 – via Google Books.
2. "Brown Sugar". 1 April 1931 – via IMDb.
3. "Brown Sugar (1931)". Archived from the original on 12 September 2018.
4. Chibnall p.260
5. "Brown Sugar".

Bibliography

• Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.

External links

• Brown Sugar at IMDb