The Crimes of Stephen Hawke 1936

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Horror Mystery

The film begins in a BBC studio with the 100th edition of "In Town Tonight". Flotsam and Jetsom open with a "topical number". Then there is an interview with a distinguished actor, which dissolves into a performance of one of his famous melodramas about a wicked moneylender etc.

Release Date 1936-04-30
Runtime 1h 9m
Directors George King, Ronald Kinnoch
Producer George King
Writers Frederick Hayward, Jack Celestin, H.F. Maltby, Paul White

Look out for a very young Eric Portman in this cheery cannibalisation of quite a few stories and characters. Nothing at all original here, but it's fun to watch Tod Slaughter being, well, himself.

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