Money for Nothing (1932 film)

Money for Nothing
Directed by	Monty Banks
Written by	Seymour Hicks Victor Kendall Walter C. Mycroft
Produced by	John Maxwell
Starring	Seymour Hicks Betty Stockfeld Edmund Gwenn
Cinematography	Jack E. Cox
Production company	British International Pictures
Distributed by	Pathé Pictures
Release date	20 January 1932 (1932-01-20)
Running time	72 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Money for Nothing is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Monty Banks and starring Seymour Hicks, Betty Stockfeld and Edmund Gwenn. ^[1] It was produced by British International Pictures and shot at the company's Elstree Studios near London. ^[2] A French-language remake of the film Love and Luck , also directed by Banks, premiered later in the year.

Synopsis

The screenplay concerns a penniless gambler who is mistaken for a very wealthy man in Monte Carlo.

Cast

• Seymour Hicks as Jay Cheddar
• Betty Stockfeld as Joan Blossom
• Edmund Gwenn as Sir Henry Blossom
• Donald Calthrop as Manager
• Henry Wenman as Jay Cheddar
• Philip Strange as Jackson
• Amy Veness as Emma Bolt
• Charles Farrell as Digger
• Mike Johnson as Waiter
• Hal Gordon as Waiter
• Renee Gadd as Maid

References

1. "BFI | Film & TV Database | MONEY FOR NOTHING (1932)". ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 13 January 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
2. Wood p.72

Bibliography

• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

• Money for Nothing at IMDb