Night Journey (1938 film)
| Night Journey | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Oswald Mitchell |
| Written by | Jim Phelan Maisie Sharman |
| Produced by | John Corfield |
| Starring | Geoffrey Toone Patricia Hilliard Alf Goddard |
| Cinematography | Geoffrey Faithfull |
| Edited by | Douglas Myers |
| Music by | Percival Mackey |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Butcher's Film Service |
Release date |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £15,692[1] |
Night Journey is a 1938 British crime drama film directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring Geoffrey Toone, Patricia Hilliard and Alf Goddard.[2]
It was shot at Walton Studios as a quota quickie.[3] It was a co production between British National and Butcher's.[4]
The film's sets were designed by the art director R. Holmes Paul.
Premise
A story of the activities of a gang of car thieves whose rendezvous is an all-night café, built up against a disused chalk quarry, where stolen cars are brought to be disguised and sent on their way again for disposal in distant towns.
Cast
- Geoffrey Toone as Johnny Carson
- Patricia Hilliard as Mary Prentice
- Alf Goddard as Tiny
- Edward Lexy as Milstone Mike
- Ronald Ritchie as Lemmy
- Zillah Bateman as Nan
- Charles Farrell as Dave
- Richard Norris as Harry
- Phyllis Morris as Mrs. Prentice
Production
The film was one of a series of movies about British lorry drivers made around this time, others including Night Ride and They Drive By Night.[5]
References
- ^ Chapman, Llewella. "'The highest salary ever paid to a human being': Creating a Database of Film Costs from the Bank of England". Journal of British cinema and television, 2022-10. Vol. 19, no. 4. Edinburgh University Press. p. 470-494 at 479.
- ^ Wood p.99
- ^ Chibnall p.300
- ^ "Night Journey". Kinematograph Weekly. 5 January 1939. p. 6.
- ^ "In the Night". Manchester Evening News. 16 December 1938. p. 8.
Bibliography
- Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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