Heat Wave (1935 film)
| Heat Wave | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Maurice Elvey |
| Written by | |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Glen MacWilliams |
| Edited by | Paul Capon |
| Music by | Louis Levy |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Gaumont British Distributors |
Release date |
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Running time | 72 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Heat Wave is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Albert Burdon, Cyril Maude and Les Allen.
It was titled The Code originally.[1]
Plot
A British vegetable salesman accidentally gets mixed up in a planned revolution in South America.
Cast
- Albert Burdon as Albert Speed
- Cyril Maude as President Allison
- Les Allen as Tom Brown
- Anna Lee as Jane Allison
- Vera Pearce as Gloria Spania
- Bernard Nedell as Gen. Da Costa
- C. Denier Warren as Col. D'Alvarez
- Bruce Winston as Lerone
- Edmund Willard as Hoffman
- Finlay Currie as Captain
- Grace Poggi as Dancer
Production
It was made at Islington Studios by Gainsborough Pictures.[2] The film's sets were designed by the Austrian art director Oscar Friedrich Werndorff.
Release
Variety wrote "Plenty of old and surefire gags in this one, but enough original touches to make for pleasing entertainment. Cyril Maude... is a delight... Not too much music to detract from the story, nor too much plot to strain the intellect. Pleasing all- round amusement."[3]
References
- ^ "FILM WORLD". The West Australian. Vol. 51, no. 15, 192. Western Australia. 1 March 1935. p. 3. Retrieved 26 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Wood p.82
- ^ "Heat Wave". Variety. 22 May 1935. p. 17.
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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