Down River (1931 film)

Down River
Directed by	Peter Godfrey
Written by	Ralph Gilbert Bettison "Seamark" (Austin J. Small)
Produced by	L'Estrange Fawcett
Starring	Charles Laughton Jane Baxter Harold Huth
Cinematography	Percy Strong
Music by	Louis Levy
Production company	Gaumont British Picture Corporation
Distributed by	Gaumont British Distributors
Release date	May 1931 (1931-05)
Running time	73 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Down River is a 1931 British crime film directed by Peter Godfrey and starring Charles Laughton, Jane Baxter and Harold Huth. ^[1] Based on a novel by "Seamark" (Austin J. Small), ^[2] it was made at Lime Grove Studios ^[3] with sets designed by Andrew Mazzei. Produced as a second feature, it is classified as a quota quickie. ^[4]

Plot

A man smuggling drugs up the River Thames is caught when a newspaper reporter pursues him.

Cast

• Charles Laughton as Captain Grossman
• Jane Baxter as Hilary Gordon
• Harold Huth as John Durham
• Kenneth Kove as Ronnie Gordon
• Hartley Power as Lingard
• Arthur Goullet as Maxick
• Norman Shelley as Blind Rudley
• Frederick Leister as Inspector Manning
• Cyril McLaglen as Sergeant Proctor
• Humberston Wright as Sir Michael Gordon
• Hugh E. Wright as Charlie Wong

References

1. "BFI | Film & TV Database | DOWN RIVER (1931)". Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
2. Goble, Alan, ed. (1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Bowker Saur. p. 415. ISBN   1-85739-229-9.
3. Wood p.69
4. Chibnall p.261

Bibliography

• Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927–1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

• Down River at IMDb