King of Hearts (1936 film)

King of Hearts
Directed by	Oswald Mitchell Walter Tennyson
Written by	Matthew Boulton (play) Oswald Mitchell Walter Tennyson
Produced by	Oswald Mitchell Walter Tennyson
Starring	Will Fyffe Richard Dolman Amy Veness Googie Withers
Cinematography	Desmond Dickinson
Music by	Horace Sheldon
Production company	Butcher's Film Service
Distributed by	Butcher's Film Service
Release date	March 1936 (1936-03)[1]
Running time	82 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

King of Hearts is a 1936 British romance film directed by Oswald Mitchell and Walter Tennyson and starring Will Fyffe, Richard Dolman and Googie Withers. It was produced by Butcher's Film Service, and made at Cricklewood Studios in London.[2]

Synopsis

A working-class boy falls in love with a working-class girl.

Cast

• Will Fyffe as Bill Saunders
• Gwenllian Gill as May Saunders
• Richard Dolman as Jack Ponsonby
• Amy Veness as Mrs. Ponsonby
• O. B. Clarence as Mr. Ponsonby
• Jock McKay as George
• Googie Withers as Elaine
• Margaret Davidge as Mrs. Saunders
• Ronald Shiner as Tomkins
• Patrick Ludlow as Reggie

References

1. Low p.341
2. Wood p.91

Bibliography

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

External links

• King of Hearts at the British Film Institute^[better source needed]
• King of Hearts at IMDb