The Bad Companions

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The Bad Companions
Directed by J. O. C. Orton
Written by Fred Karno
Con West
Starring Nor Kiddie
Renee Gadd
Wallace Lupino
Cinematography Jack Parker
Music byWilliam Hodgson
Production
company
Distributed byPathé Pictures
Release date
  • July 1932 (1932-07)
Running time
45 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
Language English

The Bad Companions is a 1932 British comedy film directed by J. O. C. Orton and starring Nor Kiddie, Renee Gadd and Wallace Lupino. The title is a reference to the 1929 novel The Good Companions by J. B. Priestley which was itself made into a film the following year.

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It was made at Welwyn Studios as a second feature by British International Pictures. [1]

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References

  1. Wood p.71

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