Double Exposures

Double Exposures
Directed by	John Paddy Carstairs
Written by	Gerald Elliott
Produced by	George King
Starring	David Langton Julien Mitchell Ruby Miller
Cinematography	Hone Glendinning
Edited by	John Seabourne Sr.
Music by	Jack Beaver
Production company	George King Productions (as Triangle Film Productions)
Distributed by	Paramount British Pictures (U.K.)
Release date	May 1937 (1937-05)
Running time	67 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Double Exposures (also known as Alibi Breaker) is a 1937 British crime film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring David Langton, Julien Mitchell and Ruby Miller. ^{[1] [2]} It was written by Gerald Elliott, and made at Shepperton Studios as a quota quickie. ^[3]

Plot

Reporter Peter Bradfield is fired from his newspaper for failing to deliver an interview with big businessman Hector Rodman. Plucky Bradfield subsequently becomes a photographic equipment salesman, and accidentally takes photos of two men in conversation. Unbeknown to him, these men are the businessmen's lawyer and his secretary, and are plotting to embezzle a fortune in bonds from Rodman, and planning to frame his workshy son George for the crime.

Cast

• David Langton as Peter Bradfield [credited as Basil Langton]
• Julien Mitchell as Hector Rodman
• Ruby Miller as Mrs. Rodman
• Brian Buchel as Geoffrey Cranswick
• Mavis Clair as Jill Rodman
• Fred Withers as Allbutt
• Ivor Barnard as Mather
• George Astley as George Rodman
• Frank Birch as Kempton
• Denis Cowles as Police Inspector

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "The development of the story is always obvious and the direction and acting are poor. There is very little suspense and the humour is mainly unintentional." ^[4]

TV Guide called the film a "Negligible British effort". ^[5]

References

1. "Double Exposures". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
2. "Double Exposures (1937)". Archived from the original on 1 December 2016.
3. Wood, Linda (1986). British Films, 1927–1939 (PDF). British Film Institute. p. 94.
4. "Double Exposures" . The Monthly Film Bulletin . 4 (37): 97. 1 January 1937. ProQuest   1305801537.
5. "Double Exposures". TV Guide. Archived from the original on 1 December 2016.

External links

• Double Exposures at IMDb