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The Cinematograph Films Act 1927 was an act of the UK Parliament designed to stimulate the declining British film industry. It received royal assent on 22 December 1927 and came into force on 1 April 1928.
Brown Sugar is a 1931 British romance film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Constance Carpenter, Francis Lister, Allan Aynesworth and Helen Haye. It was largely filmed at Twickenham Studios in west London. It was produced by Julius Hagen as a quota quickie for distribution by the American company Warner Brothers. Local gentry disapprove when Lord Sloane chooses an actress for a wife.
Open All Night is a 1934 British drama film directed by George Pearson and starring Frank Vosper, Margaret Vines, Gillian Lind, Geraldine Fitzgerald and Michael Shepley. It was made at Twickenham Studios in London. The film's sets were designed by the art director James Carter. The film was produced as a quota quickie by Julius Hagen for distribution by RKO Pictures. It was later released in the United States until the alternative title Murder by Appointment.
Ebb Tide is a 1932 British drama film directed by Arthur Rosson and starring Dorothy Bouchier, Joan Barry, George Barraud, and Merle Oberon. It was shot at Elstree Studios and on location in London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Holmes Paul. It was produced and distributed by the British branch of Paramount Pictures as a quota quickie. It was based on the novel God Gave Me Twenty Cents by Dixie Willson, which had previously been made into a 1926 American silent film of the same title.
Enter the Queen is a 1930 British silent short comedy film directed by Arthur Varney and starring Richard Cooper, Dora March, Chili Bouchier and Percy Walsh.
Passenger to London is a 1937 British espionage thriller film directed by Lawrence Huntington and starring John Warwick, Jenny Laird and Nigel Barrie. It was shot at Wembley Studios in London as a quota quickie by the British subsidiary of Twentieth Century Fox.
Puppets of Fate is a 1933 British crime film directed by George A. Cooper and starring Godfrey Tearle, Isla Bevan, Russell Thorndike, and Fred Groves. It was shot at Twickenham Studios in London as a quota quickie for release by United Artists. In the United States it was released under the title Wolves of the Underworld.
The Silver Spoon is a 1933 British comedy crime film directed by George King and starring Ian Hunter, Garry Marsh and Cecil Parker. It was produced and distributed as a quota quickie by Warner Brothers and was shot at the company's Teddington Studios in London. The Silver Spoon is classed by the British Film Institute as a lost film.
Down River is a 1931 British crime film directed by Peter Godfrey and starring Charles Laughton, Jane Baxter and Harold Huth. Based on a novel by "Seamark", it was made at Lime Grove Studios with sets designed by Andrew Mazzei. Produced as a second feature, it is classified as a quota quickie.
A Shot in the Dark is a 1933 British mystery film directed by George Pearson and starring Dorothy Boyd, O. B. Clarence, Jack Hawkins and Michael Shepley. It was shot at Twickenham Studios in London as a quota quickie for release by RKO Pictures.
The Ghost Camera is a 1933 British mystery film directed by Bernard Vorhaus, starring Henry Kendall, Ida Lupino and John Mills, and based on "A Mystery Narrative", a short story by Joseph Jefferson Farjeon.
Her Imaginary Lover is a 1933 British comedy film directed by George King and starring Laura La Plante and Percy Marmont. It was produced and distributed by Warner Brothers and shot at the company's Teddington Studios as a quota quickie.
Naughty Cinderella is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Jean Daumery and starring John Stuart, Winna Winifried and Betty Huntley-Wright. It was produced as a quota quickie by Warner Bros. at the company's Teddington Studios in London.
Matinee Idol is a 1933 British crime film directed by George King and starring Camilla Horn, Miles Mander and Marguerite Allan. The screenplay concerns a young actress who is suspected of murder. It was shot at Wembley Studios in London. The film's sets were designed by the art director J. Elder Wills. It was a quota quickie distributed by United Artists.
Cross Currents is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Adrian Brunel and starring Ian Colin, Marjorie Hume and Evelyn Foster. The film was made as a quota quickie supporting feature, for distribution by Paramount to allow them to meet the annual quota established by the British government. Much of the film was shot on location in Cornwall. It was based on the novel Nine Days Blunder by Gerald Elliott.
No Exit is a 1930 British romantic comedy film directed by Charles Saunders and starring John Stuart, Muriel Angelus and James Fenton. It is built around a case of mistaken identity. The film was a quota quickie made by the British subsidiary of Warner Brothers at Welwyn Studios.
The Way of Youth is a 1934 British crime film directed by Norman Walker and starring Irene Vanbrugh, Aileen Marson and Sebastian Shaw. It was made at British and Dominions Elstree Studios as a quota quickie.
Wedding Group is a 1936 British drama film directed by Alex Bryce and Campbell Gullan and starring Fay Compton, Patric Knowles and Barbara Greene. It was made at Wembley Studios as a quota quickie. The film was released in the US under the title Wrath of Jealousy.
After Dark is a 1932 British crime film directed by Albert Parker and starring Horace Hodges, Hugh Williams and Grethe Hansen. It was made at Walton Studios as a quota quickie.
Variety Hour is a 1937 British musical comedy film directed by Redd Davis and starring Charles Clapham and Bill Dwyer. It is a revue show featuring a number of performers from radio and music hall.
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