First Night (film)

First Night
Directed by	Donovan Pedelty
Written by	Donovan Pedelty G. Sheila Donisthorpe (play)
Produced by	Victor M. Greene
Starring	Jack Livesey Rani Waller Sunday Wilshin
Production company	Crusade Films
Distributed by	Paramount British Pictures
Release date	July 1937 (1937-07)
Running time	69 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

First Night is a 1937 British drama film directed by Donovan Pedelty and starring Jack Livesey, Rani Waller and Sunday Wilshin. It was made at Wembley Studios as a quota quickie. ^[1]

Cast

• Jack Livesey as Richard Garnet
• Rani Waller as Judith Armstrong
• Sunday Wilshin as Rosalind Faber
• Ernest Mainwaring as Henry Armstrong
• Margaret Damer as Elaine Armstrong
• Ann Wilton as Ivy
• Felix Erwin as Patterson Luke
• Bill Shine (actor)

References

1. Chibnall p.294

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

• First Night at IMDb