It's a Bet
1935 film
- Marcus McGill (novel)
- Frank Miller
- L. du Garde Peach
- Curt Siodmak
- Gene Gerrard
- Helen Chandler
- Judy Kelly
Production
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British International Pictures
Release date
- 1935 (1935)
Running time
It's a Bet is a 1935 British comedy drama film directed by Alexander Esway and starring Gene Gerrard, Helen Chandler and Judy Kelly. It was made at Elstree Studios by British International Pictures.[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director David Rawnsley.
Synopsis
A young English reporter makes a bet with a wealthy publisher that he can disappear for a month. In his absence the publisher makes much of the mysterious disappearance in an attempt to boost the circulation of his newspaper.[2]
Cast
- Gene Gerrard as Rollo Briggs
- Helen Chandler as Clare
- Judy Kelly as Anne
- Allen Vincent as Norman
- Dudley Rolph as Harry
- Nadine March as Mis Parsons
- Polly Ward as Maudie
- Alf Goddard as Joe
- Jimmy Godden as Mayor
- Frank Stanmore as Tramp
- Ronald Shiner as Fair Man
- Ellen Pollock as Mrs. Joe
- Violet Farebrother as Lady Allway
- George Zucco as Convict
- Raymond Raikes
- Syd Crossley
- Charlotte Parry
References
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
- It's a Bet at AllMovie
- It's a Bet at the British Film Institute[better source needed]
- It's a Bet at IMDb
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Films directed by Alexander Esway
- Herkules Maier (1928)
- Taxi for Two (1929)
- Children of Chance (1930)
- Children of Fortune (1931)
- Shadows (1931)
- Le jugement de minuit (1933)
- Mauvaise graine (1934)
- Music Hath Charms (1935)
- It's a Bet (1935)
- Conquest of the Air (1936)
- Barnabé (1938)
- Hercule (1938)
- Education of a Prince (1938)
- Monsieur Brotonneau (1939)
- Latin Quarter (1939)
- The Man Who Seeks the Truth (1940)
- Steppin' in Society (1945)
- They Are Not Angels (1947)
- The Idol (1948)
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