Illegal (1932 film)

Illegal
Directed by	William C. McGann
Written by	Irving Asher Roland Pertwee
Produced by	Irving Asher
Starring	Isobel Elsom Ivor Barnard D. A. Clarke-Smith
Cinematography	Willard Van Enger Cyril J. Knowles
Edited by	John Rawlins
Music by	Billy Gerhardi
Production company	Warner Brothers
Distributed by	Warner Brothers
Release date	29 September 1932 (1932-09-29)
Running time	64 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Illegal is a 1932 British UK-Protonoir, crime drama film directed by William C. McGann and starring Isobel Elsom, Ivor Barnard and D. A. Clarke-Smith.

It was made as a quota quickie at Teddington Studios by the British branch of Warner Brothers. ^[1]

Synopsis

After her second husband drinks and gambles all her money away, a woman leaves him and decides to set up an out-of-hours drinking and gambling club in order to send her daughters to elite schools.

Cast

• Isobel Elsom as Mrs. Evelyn Dean
• Ivor Barnard as Albert
• D. A. Clarke-Smith as Franklyn Dean
• Margot Grahame as Dorothy Turner
• Moira Lynd as Ann Turner
• Edgar Norfolk as Lord Alan Sevington
• Wally Patch as Bookie
• Margaret Damer as Headmistress

References

1. Wood p.75

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

• Illegal at IMDb
• Illegal at the TCM Movie Database
• Illegal at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films