The Last Hour (1930 film)

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The Last Hour
Directed by Walter Forde
Written by H. Fowler Mear
Based on The Last Hour
by Charles Bennett
Produced by Archibald Nettlefold
Edward Sloman
Starring Richard Cooper
Stewart Rome
Kathleen Vaughan
Cinematography Geoffrey Faithfull
Edited byWalter Forde
Production
company
Distributed by Butcher's Film Service
Release date
  • 25 June 1930 (1930-06-25)
Running time
77 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Last Hour is a 1930 British comedy crime film directed by Walter Forde and starring Richard Cooper and Stewart Rome and Kathleen Vaughan. It is adapted from a successful play of the same title by Charles Bennett.

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It was shot at Twickenham Studios. [1] The film's sets were designed by William Saunders.

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  1. Wood p.69

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