The Black Abbot (1934 film)

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The Black Abbot
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Opening title card
Directed by George A. Cooper
Written by
  • Terence Egan
  • Philip Godfrey
Produced by Julius Hagen
Starring
Cinematography Ernest Palmer
Edited by Lister Laurance
Production
company
Distributed by RKO
Release date
8 January 1934
Running time
56 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Black Abbot is a 1934 British comedy crime film directed by George A. Cooper and starring John Stuart, Judy Kelly and Edgar Norfolk. [1] It was made at Twickenham Studios as a quota quickie for release by RKO Pictures. [2]

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The film's sets were designed by the art director James A. Carter.

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References

  1. "The Black Abbot (1934)". BFI. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019.
  2. Wood p.77

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