Night of the Garter

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Night of the Garter
"Night of the Garter" (1933).jpg
British lobby card
Directed by Jack Raymond
Written by
Based on
Produced by Herbert Wilcox
Starring
Cinematography Freddie Young
Music by Lew Stone
Production
company
Distributed by United Artists
Release date
18 September 1933
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Night of the Garter is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Sydney Howard, Winifred Shotter and Elsie Randolph. [1]

Contents

The film was made at British and Dominion's Elstree Studios by the producer Herbert Wilcox for release by United Artists. [2] It was based on the play Getting Gertie's Garter by Avery Hopwood and Wilson Collison. [3] The film's sets were designed by the art director Andrew Mazzei.

Premise

A bridegroom searches for his bride's missing jewelled garter.

Cast

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References

  1. "Night of the Garter (1933)". BFI.
  2. Wood p.78
  3. Goble, Alan (8 September 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. ISBN   9783110951943.

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