Mrs. Dane's Defence (1933 film)

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Mrs. Dane's Defence
Directed by A. V. Bramble
Written by
Produced by Harry Rowson
Starring
Production
company
National Talkies
Distributed by Paramount British Pictures
Release date
  • 30 November 1933 (1933-11-30)
Running time
67 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
Language English

Mrs. Dane's Defence is a 1933 British drama film directed by A. V. Bramble and starring Joan Barry, Basil Gill and Francis James. [1] It was an adaptation of the 1900 play Mrs Dane's Defence by Henry Arthur Jones. The play had previously been adapted into an American silent film.

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It was made at Wembley Studios as a quota quickie for release by the British subsidiary of Paramount Pictures. [2]

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References

  1. "BFI | Film & TV Database | MRS. DAne's DEFENCE (1933)". Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
  2. Wood p.78

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