The Village Squire

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The Village Squire
"The Village Squire" (1935).jpg
Directed by Reginald Denham
Written by
  • Arthur Jarvis Black (play)
  • Sherard Powell
Produced by Anthony Havelock-Allan
Starring
Cinematography Francis Carver
Edited by Cecil H. Williamson
Production
company
Distributed by Paramount British Pictures
Release date
  • April 1935 (1935-04)
Running time
66 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Village Squire is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Reginald Denham and starring David Horne, Leslie Perrins, Moira Lynd and Vivien Leigh. [1] It is based on Arthur Jarvis Black's play. The screenplay concerns a village's amateur production of MacBeth that is aided by the arrival of a Hollywood star. This provokes the fierce resistance of the village squire who hates films. [2] The film was a quota quickie, produced at Elstree Studios for Paramount to help them meet their yearly quota set down by the British government.

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References

  1. BFI.org
  2. Chibnall p.131

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