Highland Fling (film)

Highland Fling
Directed by	Manning Haynes
Written by	Alan D'Egville Ralph Stock
Produced by	John Findlay
Starring	Charlie Naughton Jimmy Gold Frederick Bradshaw Evelyn Foster
Cinematography	Stanley Grant
Production company	Fox Film Company
Distributed by	Fox Film Company
Release date	June 1936 (1936-06)
Running time	68 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Highland Fling is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Manning Haynes and starring Charlie Naughton, Jimmy Gold and Frederick Bradshaw. It was made as a quota quickie by the British subsidiary of 20th Century Fox at Wembley Studios. ^[1] Two incompetent detectives search for a missing document at the Highland Games.

Cast

• Charlie Naughton as Smith
• Jimmy Gold as Smythe
• Frederick Bradshaw as Tony
• Evelyn Foster as Jean
• Gibson Gowland as Delphos
• Naomi Plaskitt as Katherine
• Peter Popp as Clockmender
• Bill Shine (actor) as Lizards

References

1. Chibnall p.289

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

• Highland Fling at IMDb