The Ace of Spades

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The Ace of Spades
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Directed by George Pearson
Written by Gerard Fairlie
John Crawford Fraser (novel)
Produced by Julius Hagen
Starring Michael Hogan
Dorothy Boyd
Richard Cooper
Michael Shepley
Cinematography Ernest Palmer
Edited by Michael C. Chorlton
Music by W.L. Trytel
Production
company
Distributed by Radio Pictures
Release date
  • February 1935 (1935-02)
Running time
66 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Ace of Spades is a 1935 British drama film directed by George Pearson and starring Michael Hogan, Dorothy Boyd and Richard Cooper. [1] [2] It was written by Gerard Fairlie based on the 1919 novel of the same title by John Crawford Fraser.

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Plot

Nick Trent is young by-election candidate supporting the building of a new railway line through the estate of a local landowner. When the landowner is knocked down and killed by a car, Trent is suspected of involvement.

Cast

Reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Michael Hogan, in a good part, makes a hit in this film, and whole cast plays well. The action is smooth, and the production polished. The plot is an interesting one, but the ending is something of an anti-climax." [3]

Picturegoer wrote: "An artificial and rather boring story dealing with a by-election. Dialogue is very poor and the threads of the plot too involved and pedestrian to be interesting." [4]

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References

  1. "The Ace of Spades". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  2. "BFI | Film & TV Database | The ACE OF SPADES (1935)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  3. "The Ace of Spades" . The Monthly Film Bulletin . 2 (13): 22. 1 January 1935 via ProQuest.
  4. "The Ace of Spades" . Picturegoer . 5: 24. 9 August 1935 via ProQuest.

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