Brown Sugar (1931 film)

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Brown Sugar
Directed by Leslie S. Hiscott
Written byCyril Twyford
Based onplay Brown Sugar by Lady Arthur Leaver [1]
Produced by Julius Hagen
Starring Constance Carpenter
Francis Lister
Allan Aynesworth
Helen Haye
Cinematography Sydney Blythe
Ernest Palmer
Production
companies
Distributed by Warner Bros. (UK)
Release date
  • April 1931 (1931-04)(UK)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Brown Sugar is a 1931 British romance film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Constance Carpenter, Francis Lister, Allan Aynesworth and Helen Haye. [2] It was largely filmed at Twickenham Studios in west London. [3] It was produced by Julius Hagen as a quota quickie for distribution by the American company Warner Brothers. [4] Local gentry disapprove when Lord Sloane chooses an actress for a wife. [5]

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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. "Brown Sugar". 1 April 1931 via IMDb.
  3. "Brown Sugar (1931)".
  4. Chibnall p.260
  5. "Brown Sugar".

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