Not So Quiet on the Western Front (film)

Not So Quiet on the Western Front
Directed byMonty Banks
Written by
Starring
CinematographyJames E. Rogers
Music byJohn Reynders
Production
company
Distributed byWardour Films
Release date
  • 4 August 1930 (1930-08-04)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Not So Quiet on the Western Front is a 1930 British comedy film directed by Monty Banks and starring Leslie Fuller, Mona Goya and Wilfred Temple.[1] It was made as a quota quickie by British International Pictures at Elstree Studios.[2] Its title is a reference to All Quiet on the Western Front.

Cast

  • Leslie Fuller as Bill Smith
  • Mona Goya as Fifi
  • Wilfred Temple as Bob
  • Stella Browne as Yvonne
  • Gladys Cruickshank as Mimi
  • Gerald Lyle as Private Very
  • Dmitri Vetter as Private John Willie
  • Syd Courtenay as Lieutenant
  • Frank Melroyd as Sergeant
  • Marjorie Loring as Diane
  • Nina Olivette as Dancer

References

  1. ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | NOT SO QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1930)". ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 5 February 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  2. ^ Chibnall p.261

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.


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