Windfall (1935 film)

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Windfall
Directed by
Written by
Based onplay Windfall by R.C. Sherriff [1]
Produced by
  • George King
  • Randall Faye
Starring
Production
company
Embassy Film Company
Distributed by RKO Radio Pictures (UK)
Release date
  • 25 November 1935 (1935-11-25)(UK)
Running time
65 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Windfall is a 1935 British drama film adapted by Jack Celestin and Randall Faye from the R. C. Sherriff play of the same title. The film was directed by Frederick Hayward and George King, and starred Edward Rigby and Marie Ault and George Carney. [2] When an elderly ironworker receives a financial windfall, he uses the money to retire, but his family and those around him behave irresponsibly.

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References

  1. Goble, Alan (1 January 1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN   9783110951943 via Google Books.
  2. "Windfall (1935)". Archived from the original on 23 March 2017.