The Schooner Gang

1937 British film
  • Frank Atkinson
  • Ralph Dawson
  • W. Devenport Hackney
  • Iris Terry
Produced byW. Devenport HackneyStarring
  • Vesta Victoria
  • Billy Percy
  • Gerald Barry
Cinematography
  • Jack Parker
  • Gerald Gibbs
Production
company
New Garrick Productions
Distributed byButcher's Film Service
Release date
  • 1937 (1937)
Running time
72 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish

The Schooner Gang is a 1937 British crime film directed by W. Devenport Hackney and starring Vesta Victoria, Billy Percy and Gerald Barry.

It was made as a quota quickie at Cricklewood Studios.[1] Location shooting took place in Leigh-on-Sea.

Synopsis

A criminal gang force an innkeeper to assist them in a plan to rob a haul of jewels.

Cast

  • Vesta Victoria as Mrs. Truman
  • Billy Percy as Freddie Fellowes
  • Gerald Barry as Carleton
  • Percy Honri as Adam
  • Mary Honri as Mary
  • Betty Norton as Mary Truman
  • Basil Broadbent as Jack Norris
  • Frank Atkinson as Ben Worton

References

  1. ^ Chibnall p.297

Bibliography

  • Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The British of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
  • Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
  • Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

  • The Schooner Gang at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata


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