The Love Test

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The Love Test
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Directed by Michael Powell
Written byJack Celestin (story)
Selwyn Jepson (script)
Produced by Leslie Landau
Starring Judy Gunn
Louis Hayward
David Hutcheson
Googie Withers
Bernard Miles
Cinematography Arthur Crabtree
Music byCharles Cowlrick
Distributed by Fox Film Company
Release date
1 July 1935 UK
Running time
63 min
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Love Test is a 1935 British romantic comedy film directed by Michael Powell and starring Judy Gunn, Louis Hayward, David Hutcheson, Googie Withers and Thorley Walters. It was made as a Quota quickie.

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Plot

When a woman is made the head of a chemistry laboratory, her colleagues hatch a plot to make her fall in love, and neglect her work duties. [1]

Cast

Production

The chemistry laboratory is trying to find a way to make the cellulose used to make toy dolls in a non-flammable form. There are obvious resonances to the problem with the highly flammable celluloid used to make films like this one. [2]

Withers made four quota quickies with Powell, who she found a "difficult man",. [3]

Bibliography

  • Chibnal, Steve. Quota Quickies : The Birth of the British 'B' Film. London: BFI, 2007. ISBN   1-84457-155-6
  • Powell, Michael. A Life in Movies: An Autobiography. London: Heinemann, 1986. ISBN   0-434-59945-X.

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References

  1. The Love Test at IMDb
  2. Powell, 1986
  3. Interview with Googie Withers conducted by Francine Stock, The Film Programme, BBC Radio 4, 25 December 2009