Jennifer Hale (film)

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Jennifer Hale
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Directed by Bernard Mainwaring
Written byBernard Mainwaring
Ralph Stock
Edward Dryhurst
Based onnovel by. Rob Eden
Produced byJohn Findlay
Starring René Ray
Ballard Berkeley
John Longden
Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox
Release date
  • 1937 (1937)
Running time
66 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
Language English

Jennifer Hale is a 1937 British crime film directed by Bernard Mainwaring and starring René Ray, Ballard Berkeley and John Longden. [1] [2] It was written by Mainwaring, Ralph Stock and Edward Dryhurst based on the 1934 novel of the same title by Rob Eden.

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Plot

A London showgirl is wrongly accused of murdering her manager and goes on the run to try to prove her innocence. After establishing a new life as a taxi dancer in Birmingham, and falling in love with one of her clients, her past life comes back to haunt her.

Cast

Production

The film was made as a quota quickie [ citation needed ] at Wembley Studios by the British subsidiary of Twentieth Century Fox.

Reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "The story proceeds steadily and calmly to its climax. The minor characters of the film are well drawn and add to the interest of the main plot. The acting throughout is good and the direction is competent." [3]

The Daily Film Renter wrote: "A great deal of the development is put over in terms of dialogue, some of which can hardly be described as sparkling, while one or two characters grossly overact. There is, however, a fair degree of interest in the development of the plot, although the climax lacks any surprise denouement ... Settings, which embrace Scotland Yard, a provincial theatre and dance hall, are quite good. René Ray gives an appealing show as the 'wanted' Jennifer, John Longden makes a laconic Yard man, and Ballard Berkeley gives a characteristic performance as a young architect who falls in love with the girl." [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Jennifer Hale". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "BFI | Film & TV Database | Jennifer Hale (1937)". BFI. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "Jennifer Hale". The Monthly Film Bulletin . 4 (37): 216. 1 January 1937. ProQuest   1305800793.
  4. ↑ "Jennifer Hale". The Daily Film Renter (3282): 7. 8 October 1937. ProQuest   2826335659.
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