Illegal (1932 film)

Illegal
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Directed by	William C. McGann
Produced by	Irving Asher
Written by	Irving Asher Roland Pertwee
Starring	Isobel Elsom Ivor Barnard D.A. Clarke-Smith
Music by	Billy Gerhardi
Cinematography	Willard Van Enger Cyril J. Knowles
Edited by	John Rawlins
Production company	Warner Brothers
Distributed by	Warner Brothers
Release dates	29 September 1932
Running time	64 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Illegal is a 1932 British UK-Protonoir, crime, drama film directed by William C. McGann and starring Isobel Elsom, Ivor Barnard and D.A. Clarke-Smith.

It was made as a quota quickie at Teddington Studios by the British branch of Warner Brothers.

Synopsis

After her second husband drinks and gambles all her money away, a woman leaves him and decides to set up an out-of-hours drinking and gambling club in order to send her daughters to elite schools.

Cast

• Isobel Elsom as Mrs. Evelyn Dean
• Ivor Barnard as Albert
• D.A. Clarke-Smith as Franklyn Dean
• Margot Grahame as Dorothy Turner
• Moira Lynd as Ann Turner
• Edgar Norfolk as Lord Alan Sevington
• Wally Patch as Bookie
• Margaret Damer as Headmistress

Bibliography

• Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth 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

• Illegal at IMDb