No Parking

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No Parking
Directed by Jack Raymond
Written by Gerald Elliott
Story by Carol Reed
Produced by Herbert Wilcox
Starring
Cinematography Francis Carver
Music by Geraldo
Production
company
Herbert Wilcox Productions
Distributed by British Lion Film Corporation (UK) (theatrical)
Release date
  • July 1938 (1938-07)(Britain)
[1]
Running time
72 min [1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

No Parking is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Jack Raymond. [2] The film features Charles Carson, Geraldo, Fred Groves, Gordon Harker and Leslie Perrins in the lead roles. [3]

Contents

The story was written by Carol Reed who later directed The Third Man . [1]

The film is considered lost, as no prints are known to exist. [4]

Plot summary

Albert is the unfortunate car park attendant who gets caught up with jewel thieves mistaking him for the American gangster they've been waiting to join forces with. However, on the day of the heist, the real American gangster turns up, and Albert is revealed as an undercover policeman.

Cast

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References

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  2. "No Parking (1938)". BFI. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016.
  3. "No Parking (1938) - Jack Raymond - Cast and Crew - AllMovie". AllMovie.
  4. "Missing Believed Lost - The Great British Film Search". britishpictures.com. Retrieved 28 April 2014.

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