18 Minutes

1935 film by Monty Banks

8 April 1935 (1935-04-08) (London)

Running time

88 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish

18 Minutes is a 1935 British drama film directed by Monty Banks and starring Gregory Ratoff, John Loder and Benita Hume.^[1] It was shot at Walton Studios near London.^[2]

Plot

A lion tamer adopts an orphaned girl and marries her, only to find that she loves another.^[3]

Cast

Gregory Ratoff as Nikita
John Loder as Trelawney
Benita Hume as Lady Phyllis Pilcott
Katharine Sergava as Lida
Richard Bennett as Korn
Hugh Wakefield as Lord Pilcott
Paul Graetz as Pietro
Rosamund Barnes as Lida as a Child
Carl Harbord as Jacques
Margaret Yarde as Marie
Hal Gordon as Osso

Critical reception

TV Guide described 18 Minutes as an "Interesting drama, way above average for British films of the time"; and rated it three out of five stars.^[4]

References

^ "18 Minutes (1935)". Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
^ Wood p.81
^ Gifford, Denis (1 April 2016). British Film Catalogue: Two Volume Set - The Fiction Film/The Non-Fiction Film. Routledge. ISBN 9781317740636 – via Google Books.
^ "18 Minutes - TV Guide". TV Guide.

Bibliography

Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

18 Minutes at IMDb

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The Compulsory Husband (1930)
Not So Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
Kiss Me Sergeant (1930)
Almost a Honeymoon (1930)
Why Sailors Leave Home (1930)
The Black Hand Gang (1930)
Old Soldiers Never Die (1931)
The Wife's Family (1931)
Poor Old Bill (1931)
Tonight's the Night (1931)
What a Night! (1931)
Money for Nothing (1932)
For the Love of Mike (1932)
Love and Luck (1932)
Leave It to Me (1933)
Heads We Go (1933)
You Made Me Love You (1933)
Your Smile (1934)
The Girl in Possession (1934)
The Church Mouse (1934)
Falling in Love (1934)
Father and Son (1934)
18 Minutes (1935)
Hello, Sweetheart (1935)
Man of the Moment (1935)
No Limit (1935)
Queen of Hearts (1936)
Keep Your Seats, Please (1936)
We're Going to Be Rich (1938)
Keep Smiling (1938)
Shipyard Sally (1939)
Great Guns (1941)

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