Hotel Splendide is a 1932 British comedy drama film directed by Michael Powell

Michael Powell (director)

Michael Latham Powell was a renowned English film director, celebrated for his partnership with Emeric Pressburger...

. It was made as a Quota quickie

Cinematograph Films Act 1927

The Cinematograph Films Act of 1927 was an act of the United Kingdom Parliament designed to stimulate the declining British film industry.-Description:...

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Plot

Jerry Mason inherits the Hotel Splendide at Speymouth but is disappointed when he sees it is a quiet place with a few permanent residents. Gentleman Charlie, a jewel thief arrives after a long spell in prison expecting to be able to dig up the pearls he had buried - only to find the hotel has been built on the site.

Production

Made for £4,000 for Gaumont-British

Gaumont Film Company

Gaumont Film Company is a French film production company founded in 1895 by the engineer-turned-inventor, Léon Gaumont . Gaumont is the oldest continously operating film company in the world....

. The film features one of the earliest cinematic uses of Gounod

Charles Gounod

Charles-François Gounod was a French composer, known for his Ave Maria as well as his operas Faust and Roméo et Juliette.-Biography:...

's "Funeral March of the Marionettes", better known as the theme music for Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents is an American television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock. The series featured dramas, thrillers, and mysteries. By the premiere of the show on October 2, 1955, Hitchcock had been directing films for over three decades...

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Cast

• Jerry Verno
  Jerry Verno
  Jerry Verno was a British film actor. He appeared in 39 films between 1931 and 1966, including five films directed by Michael Powell.He was born in London.-Selected filmography:* Two Crowded Hours...
  
   as Jerry Mason
• Anthony Holles
  Anthony Holles (actor)
  -Selected filmography:* The Missing Rembrandt * The Midshipmaid * The Star Reporter *Loyalties * Britannia of Billingsgate * Brewster's Millions * This'll Make You Whistle...
  
   as 'Mrs.LeGrange'
• Edgar Norfolk
  Edgar Norfolk
  -Selected filmography:* Hotel Splendide * The Sign of Four * His Grace Gives Notice * Tangled Evidence * Mine Own Executioner -External links:...
  
   as 'Gentleman Charlie'
• Philip Morant as Mr.Meek
• Sybil Grove
  Sybil Grove
  Sybil Grove was born Sybil Marian Westmacott. She was a British actress. born 4th October 1891 in Teddington, Middlesex, England, UK. She was also known as Sybil Wingrove....
  
   as Mrs.Harkness
• Vera Sherborne as Joyce Dacre
• Paddy Browne as Miss Meek
• Michael Powell
  Michael Powell (director)
  Michael Latham Powell was a renowned English film director, celebrated for his partnership with Emeric Pressburger...
  
  as Bugging device engineer (uncredited)

External links

• Hotel Splendide reviews and articles at the Powell & Pressburger Pages