The Cavalier of the Streets

1937 British film by Harold French

Ralph Neale
George Barraud

Based onshort story The Cavalier of the Streets by Michael Arlen^[1]Produced byAnthony Havelock-AllanStarring

Margaret Vyner
Patrick Barr
Carl Harbord

CinematographyFrancis Carver

Production
company

British and Dominions Film Corporation

Distributed byParamount British Pictures (UK)

Release date

March 1937 (1937-03) (UK)

Running time

70 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish

The Cavalier of the Streets is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Harold French and starring Margaret Vyner, Patrick Barr and Carl Harbord. It was filmed at Pinewood Studios.^[2]^[3] An aristocratic lady is blackmailed.^[4]

Plot

In this courtroom drama, barrister Sir John Avalon's wife Fay is accused of murdering her husband. Will her husband's partner, the Cavalier, who is blackmailing her, confess to killing him in time to save her life?

Cast

Patrick Barr as The Cavalier
Margaret Vyner as Fay Avalon
Carl Harbord as Prince Karanov
James Craven as Sir John Avalon
Peggy Chester as Daphne Brook
Laura Smithson as Mrs Rudd
Renee De Vaux as Lady Carnal
Leo Genn as Attorney General

Critical reception

TV Guide wrote, "More boring courtroom drama; English directors of the 1930s never seemed to tire of this stuff. Genn's brief appearance is the only enlivening factor here."^[5]

References

^ Goble, Alan (1 January 1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
^ "Cavalier of the Streets – Pinewood filming location". www.pinewoodgroup.com.
^ "The Cavalier of the Streets (1937)". Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
^ "The Cavalier of the Streets (1937) – Harold French – Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related – AllMovie". AllMovie.
^ "The Cavalier Of The Streets". TVGuide.com.