| Director | Adrian Brunel |
|---|---|
| Producer | George Smith |
| Writer | H. F. Maltby (play) Adrian Brunel Reginald Beck |
| Starring | D. A. Clarke-Smith Derrick De Marney Helen Ferrers Eliot Makeham |
| Cinematography | Eric Cross |
| Editing | Roy Lockwood |
| Studio | George Smith Productions |
| Distributor | Fox |
| Released | October 1933 |
| Runtime | 47 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Laughter of Fools is a 1933 British drama film directed by Adrian Brunel and starring D. A. Clarke-Smith, Derrick De Marney and Helen Ferrers. It was based on a play by H. F. Maltby.[1] The screenplay concerns an ambitious mother who plans to marry her daughter to a sea captain.[2]
The film was a quota quickie made at Nettlefold Studios in Walton by the independent producer George Smith as part of a contract from Fox,[3][4] who needed a supply of films to distribute in order to comply with the terms of the quota.
Cast
- D. A. Clarke-Smith as Plunket
- Derrick De Marney as Captain Vidal
- Helen Ferrers as Mrs. Gregg
- Eliot Makeham as John Gregg
- Granville Ferrier as Hughes Sr.
- Pat Paterson as Doris Gregg
- Minnie Taylor as Elizabeth
- George Thirlwell as Bertie Gregg
- Dorothy Vernon as Cook
- Fred Withers as Nuttall
References
- ^ Gifford, Denis (2018-10-24). The British Film Catalogue: The Fiction Film. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-83701-5.
- ^ Chibnall, Steve (2019-07-25). Quota Quickies. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-83871-771-1.
- ^ Low, Rachael (2020-03-26). The History of British Film (Volume 7): Film Making in 1930's Britain. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-20689-4.
- ^ Murphy, Robert (2019-07-25). Directors in British and Irish Cinema: A Reference Companion. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-83871-532-8.
Bibliography
- Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' film. British Film Institute, 2007.
- Low, Rachael. History of the British Film: Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
External links
- The Laughter of Fools at IMDb