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Silver Top

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Silver Top
Directed byGeorge King
Written by
Produced byGeorge King
Starring
CinematographyHone Glendinning
Production
company
George King Productions
Distributed byParamount British Pictures
Release date
  • January 1938 (1938-01)
Running time
66 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Silver Top is a 1938 British crime film directed by George King and starring Marie Wright, Betty Ann Davies, David Farrar and Marjorie Taylor.[1] It was made at Shepperton Studios as a quota quickie.[2]

Synopsis

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A gang of criminals decide to swindle an elderly sweet shop owner living in a country village out of her money by producing her "long-lost son" who is really one of their gang. However, once he takes up his disguise he begins to become entranced with the quiet country village and falls in love with the Vicar's daughter. He ends up refusing to help his former criminal associates and reveals his true identity to the villagers.[3]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ BFI.org
  2. ^ Chibnall p.297
  3. ^ Shafer p.62

Bibliography

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  • Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
  • Shafer, Stephen C. British Popular Films, 1929-1939: The Cinema of Reassurance. Routledge, 1997.
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