The Fire Raisers (film)

The Fire Raisers
Opening title card
Directed by	Michael Powell
Written by	Jerome Jackson Michael Powell
Produced by	Jerome Jackson
Starring	Leslie Banks Anne Grey Carol Goodner Frank Cellier
Cinematography	Leslie Rowson
Edited by	Derek Twist
Production company	Gaumont British Picture Corporation
Distributed by	Woolf & Freedman Film Service (UK) United Artists (US)
Release date	22 January 1934 (1934-01-22)(UK)
Running time	77 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Fire Raisers is a 1934 British drama film directed by Michael Powell. ^{[1] [2]} It was described by Powell as "a sort of Warner Brothers newspaper headline story;" and marked the first of his four films with actor Leslie Banks. ^[3]

Plot

Jim Bronson is an insurance investigator, but he's unhappy with his work and gets involved with a gang of arsonists. His conscience is troubling him ...

Cast

• Leslie Banks as Jim Bronson
• Anne Grey as Arden Brent
• Carol Goodner as Helen Vaughan
• Frank Cellier as Brent
• Francis L. Sullivan as Stedding
• Lawrence Anderson as Twist
• Harry Caine as Bates
• Joyce Kirby as Polly

Home media

The film has been released on Region 2 DVD by Opening in the "Les films de ma vie" series. The DVD has fixed French subtitles for the original English soundtrack.

References

Notes

1. "TV Guide review". www.powell-pressburger.org.
2. "BFI Screenonline: Fire Raisers, The (1933)". www.screenonline.org.uk.
3. "BFI Screenonline: Early Michael Powell". www.screenonline.org.uk.

Bibliography

• Chibnal, Steve. Quota Quickies : The Birth of the British 'B' Film. London: BFI, 2007. ISBN   1-84457-155-6
• Powell, Michael. A Life in Movies: An Autobiography. London: Heinemann, 1986. ISBN   0-434-59945-X.

External links

• The Fire Raisers at IMDb
• The Fire Raisers reviews and articles at the Powell & Pressburger Pages
• The Fire Raisers at the BFI 's Screenonline