Twice Branded

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Twice Branded
Directed by Maclean Rogers
Written by
Produced byA. George Smith
Starring
Cinematography Geoffrey Faithfull
Edited by Daniel Birt
Production
company
George Smith Productions
Distributed by RKO Pictures
Release date
11 May 1936
Running time
72 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Twice Branded is a 1936 British drama film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring James Mason, Robert Rendel and Lucille Lisle. It was made at Walton Studios as a quota quickie. [1]

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Plot

A man returning home after serving a prison sentence tries to rebuild his relationship with his family and prevent his son becoming embroiled with the same criminal gang which had led to his own conviction. [2]

Cast

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References

  1. Wood p.88
  2. "Twice Branded (1936)". ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 15 January 2009. Retrieved 13 March 2016.

Bibliography

Twice Branded at IMDb