The Sport of Kings (1931 film)

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The Sport of Kings
Directed by Victor Saville
Written by Angus MacPhail
Based on The Sport of Kings
by Ian Hay
Produced byVictor Saville
Starring
Cinematography
Edited by Thorold Dickinson
Production
company
Distributed by Ideal Films
Release date
  • 23 February 1931 (1931-02-23)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Sport of Kings is a 1931 British comedy film directed by Victor Saville and starring Leslie Henson, Hugh Wakefield and Gordon Harker. [1] It was based on the 1924 play of the same title by Ian Hay.

Contents

The film was made by Gainsborough Pictures at British and Dominions Elstree Studios. [2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Walter Murton.

Premise

A stern Justice of the Peace takes over a firm of bookmakers.

Cast

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References

  1. "The Sport of Kings (1931) | BFI". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  2. Wood p.70

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