The Crime at Blossoms

The Crime at Blossoms
Directed by	Maclean Rogers
Written by	Mordaunt Shairp
Based on	play The Crime at Blossoms by Mordaunt Shairp [1]
Produced by	Henry Edwards
Starring	Hugh Wakefield Joyce Bland Eileen Munro
Cinematography	Walter J. Harvey
Production company	British & Dominions Film Corporation
Distributed by	Paramount British Pictures (UK)
Release date	March 1933 (1933-03)(UK)
Running time	78 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Crime at Blossoms is a 1933 British crime film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Hugh Wakefield and Joyce Bland. ^[2] It was remade by Rogers in 1949 as Dark Secret . ^[3]

After moving into a picturesque country cottage, a woman becomes increasingly concerned about the fate of the previous owner who she believes was murdered. ^[4] The film is based on a 1932 play of the same title by Mordaunt Shairp.

Cast

• Hugh Wakefield as Chris Merryman
• Joyce Bland as Valerie Merryman
• Eileen Munro as Mrs. Woodman
• Ivor Barnard as A late visitor
• Frederick Lloyd as George Merryman
• Iris Baker as Lena Denny
• Arthur Stratton as Mr. Woodman
• Maud Gill as Mrs. Merryman
• Wally Patch as Palmer
• Barbara Gott as Fat Lady
• Moore Marriott as Driver
• George Ridgwell as Process-Server

Critical reception

TV Guide called it an "Okay crime melodrama." ^[5]

References

1. Goble, Alan (1 January 1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN   9783110951943 – via Google Books.
2. The Crime at Blossoms notes, ftvdb.bfi.org.uk; accessed 24 July 2015.
3. "Dark Secret (1949) - Maclean Rogers - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie".
4. "The Crime at Blossoms (1933) - Maclean Rogers - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie".
5. "The Crime At Blossoms".

External links

• The Crime at Blossoms at IMDb