The Briggs Family

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The Briggs Family
Directed by Herbert Mason
Written by Brock Williams
John Dighton
Produced byA.M.Salomon
Starring Edward Chapman
Felix Aylmer
Jane Baxter
Oliver Wakefield
Austin Trevor
Cinematography Basil Emmott
Music by Bretton Byrd
Production
company
Distributed by Warner Bros
Release date
  • 7 September 1940 (1940-09-07)(United Kingdom)
Running time
69 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Briggs Family is a 1940 British drama film directed by Herbert Mason and starring Edward Chapman, Felix Aylmer, Jane Baxter, Oliver Wakefield and Austin Trevor. [1] During the Second World War, a special constable and former solicitor is called upon to defend his son who is accused of the theft of a car. [2]

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Due to the criticism of the characters not being true to life plans to make further sequels and a series of 'Briggs' films were dropped. [3]

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References

  1. "The Briggs Family". IMDb .
  2. BFI.org
  3. Quinlan, 1984, p. 195

Bibliography

Quinlan, David. (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928-1959. BT Batsford Ltd