The Silver Spoon

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The Silver Spoon
Directed by George King
Written by Brock Williams
Produced by Irving Asher
Starring Ian Hunter
Garry Marsh
Binnie Barnes
Cinematography Basil Emmott
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Brothers
Release date
  • 20 December 1933 (1933-12-20)
Running time
64 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Silver Spoon is a 1933 British comedy crime film directed by George King and starring Ian Hunter, Garry Marsh and Cecil Parker. [1] It was produced and distributed as a quota quickie by Warner Brothers and was shot at the company's Teddington Studios in London. [2] The Silver Spoon is classed by the British Film Institute as a lost film. [3]

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Synopsis

The screenplay concerns a homeless man who admits to a murder he did not commit in order to protect a woman.

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References

  1. BFI.org
  2. Chibnall p.275
  3. Missing Believed Lost British Pictures. Retrieved 21-10-2010

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