Deadlock (1931 film)

Deadlock
Deadlock
Directed by	George King
Written by	Charles Bennett (story); Billie Bristow (story); H. Fowler Mear
Produced by	George King
Starring	Stewart Rome ; Marjorie Hume ; Warwick Ward
Production; company	George King Productions
Distributed by	Butcher's Film Service
Release date	1931;
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Last updated December 28, 2025

Deadlock is a 1931 British crime film directed by George King and starring Stewart Rome, Marjorie Hume and Warwick Ward.^[1] It is on the British Film Institute's list of the 75 Most Wanted list of lost films.^[2]

Plot

A murder takes place in a film studio during the shooting of a new film.

Cast

Stewart Rome as James Whitelaw
Marjorie Hume as Mrs Whitelaw
Warwick Ward as Markham Savage
Annette Benson as Madeleine d'Arblay
Esmond Knight as John Tring
Janice Adair as Joan Whitelaw
Alma Taylor as Mrs. Tring
Cameron Carr as Tony Makepeace
Hay Plumb as Publicist
Pauline Peters as Maid
Kiyoshi Takase as Taki
Philip Godfrey as Nifty Weekes
Harold Saxon-Snell as Prosecutor

Production

It was shot at Hepworth studios and financed by F.W. Baker.^[3]

References

↑ "Deadlock". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
↑ "Deadlock / BFI Most Wanted". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
↑ "Foot lights and film flickers THE KINEMA". Western Mail . Vol. XLVI, no. 2, 361. Western Australia. 14 May 1931. p. 4. Retrieved 26 October 2018– via National Library of Australia.

External links

Deadlock at IMDb
BFI 75 Most Wanted entry, with extensive notes

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[1] "Deadlock". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.

[2] "Deadlock / BFI Most Wanted". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2014.

[3] "Foot lights and film flickers THE KINEMA". Western Mail . Vol. XLVI, no. 2, 361. Western Australia. 14 May 1931. p. 4. Retrieved 26 October 2018– via National Library of Australia.

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