The Roof (1933 film)

The Roof
Directed by	George A. Cooper
Written by	H. Fowler Mear
Based on	The Roof by David Whitelaw
Produced by	Julius Hagen
Starring	Leslie Perrins Judy Gunn Russell Thorndike
Cinematography	Sydney Blythe
Edited by	Lister Laurance
Music by	William Trytel
Production company	Real Art Productions
Distributed by	RKO Pictures
Release date	November 1933 (1933-11)
Running time	58 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Roof is a 1933 British crime film directed by George A. Cooper and starring Leslie Perrins, Judy Gunn, Russell Thorndike and Michael Hogan.[1] It was shot at Twickenham Studios in London as a quota quickie for release by RKO Pictures.[2] The film's sets were designed by Twickenham's resident art director James A. Carter. It was based on the novel of the same title by David Whitelaw.

Cast

• Leslie Perrins as Inspector Darrow
• Judy Gunn as Carol Foster
• Russell Thorndike as Clive Bristow
• Michael Hogan as Samuel Morton
• Ivor Barnard as Arthur Stannard
• Eliot Makeham as John Rutherford
• Barbara Everest as Mrs Foster
• George Zucco as James Renton
• Leo Britt - Tony Freyne
• D. J. Williams as Fritz Klein
• Hector Abbas as Otto Bebberg
• Cyril Smith as McNair

References

1. BFI.org
2. Chibnall p.275

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

• The Roof at IMDb