Late Extra

Late Extra
Directed by	Albert Parker
Written by	Ingram D'Abbes Fenn Sherie
Produced by	Ernest Gartside
Starring	James Mason Virginia Cherrill Alastair Sim
Cinematography	Alex Bryce
Edited by	Reginald Beck
Music by	Charles Cowlrick
Production company	Fox-British Pictures
Distributed by	Fox Film Company
Release date	19 November 1935 (1935-11-19)
Running time	69 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Late Extra is a 1935 British crime film directed by Albert Parker and starring James Mason (his film debut), Virginia Cherrill, and Alastair Sim. ^[1]

It was made at Wembley Studios by the British subsidiary of the Fox Film Company as a quota quickie. ^{[2] [3]} The film's sets were designed by the art director Ralph W. Brinton.

Cast

• James Mason as Jim Martin
• Virginia Cherrill as Janet Graham
• Alastair Sim as MacPherson
• Ian Colin as Ronnie Carson
• Clifford McLaglen as Rudolf Weinhart
• Cyril Chosack as Jules
• David Horne as Williams - Newspaper Editor
• Antoinette Cellier as Sylvia Caporelli
• Donald Wolfit as Inspector Greville
• Hannen Swaffer as himself, Hannen Swaffer
• Andreas Malandrinos as Caporelli
• Edie Martin as Apartment Resident
• Bernard Miles as Charlie
• Bill Shine as Fred
• Desmond Tester as Copy Boy
• Ralph Truman as Minor Role
• Michael Wilding as Newspaper Telephone Operator

References

1. Wood p.86
2. "Late Extra (1935)". Archived from the original on 9 March 2016.
3. Chibnall p.284

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

• Late Extra at IMDb