Death Croons the Blues

Death Croons the Blues
Directed by	David MacDonald
Written by	James Ronald (novel) H. Fowler Mear
Produced by	Julius Hagen
Starring	Hugh Wakefield Antoinette Cellier George Hayes Hugh Burden
Cinematography	Sydney Blythe
Music by	W.L. Trytel
Production company	St. Margaret's Films
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	October 1937 (1937-10)
Running time	74 minutes
Country	United Kingdom

Death Croons the Blues is a 1937 British crime film directed by David MacDonald and starring Hugh Wakefield, Antoinette Cellier and George Hayes. ^[1] The film was made at Twickenham Studios by the producer Julius Hagen whose ownership of the company was about to be ended due to financial problems.

Plot

A reporter manages to prove a man innocent of murdering a singer.

Cast

• Hugh Wakefield as Jim Martin
• Antoinette Cellier as Lady Constance Gaye
• George Hayes as Hugo Branker
• Hugh Burden as Viscount Brent
• Gillian Lind
• John Turnbull
• Barbara Everest

References

1. Wood p.94

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

• Death Croons the Blues at IMDb