The Barton Mystery (1932 film)
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The Barton Mystery is a 1932 British
crime film
directed by Henry Edwards
and starring Ursula Jeans
, Ellis Jeffreys
and Lyn Harding
. It was based on the play The Barton Mystery by Walter C. Hackett
.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
crime film
Crime film
Crime films are films which focus on the lives of criminals. The stylistic approach to a crime film varies from realistic portrayals of real-life criminal figures, to the far-fetched evil doings of imaginary arch-villains. Criminal acts are almost always glorified in these movies.- Plays and films...
directed by Henry Edwards
Henry Edwards (actor)
Henry Edwards was an English actor and film director. He appeared in 81 films between 1915 and 1952. He also directed 67 films between 1915 and 1937...
and starring Ursula Jeans
Ursula Jeans
Ursula Jean McMinn was a British actress on film, stage, and television.Ursula Jeans was born in Shimla, British India, to British parents, and brought up and educated in London. She was the youngest of three siblings...
, Ellis Jeffreys
Ellis Jeffreys
Minnie Gertrude Ellis Jeffreys was a British actress. She was in more than 75 stage productions and 11 films. Her first performance was with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in 1889....
and Lyn Harding
Lyn Harding
Lyn Harding was a Welsh actor who spent 40 years on the stage before entering British made silent films, talkies and radio...
. It was based on the play The Barton Mystery by Walter C. Hackett
Walter C. Hackett
Walter C. Hackett was an English playwright, several of whose stage works were adapted for film...
.
Cast
- Ursula JeansUrsula JeansUrsula Jean McMinn was a British actress on film, stage, and television.Ursula Jeans was born in Shimla, British India, to British parents, and brought up and educated in London. She was the youngest of three siblings...
- Ethel Standish - Ellis JeffreysEllis JeffreysMinnie Gertrude Ellis Jeffreys was a British actress. She was in more than 75 stage productions and 11 films. Her first performance was with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in 1889....
- Lady Marshall - Lyn HardingLyn HardingLyn Harding was a Welsh actor who spent 40 years on the stage before entering British made silent films, talkies and radio...
- Beverly - Ian Swinley - Richard Standish
- Wendy BarrieWendy BarrieWendy Barrie was a British actress who worked in British and American films.-Early life:Marguerite Wendy Jenkins was born in Hong Kong to British parents...
- Phyllis Grey - Joyce BlandJoyce Bland-Career:Entered Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, and made stage debut on tour in 1927 in The Constant Nymph. She then returned to London and understudied Tallulah Bankhead...
- Helen Barton - Tom HelmoreTom HelmoreTom Helmore was an English film actor. He appeared in over 50 films between 1927 and 1972, including three directed by Alfred Hitchcock.He was born in London and died in Longboat Key, Florida.-Selected filmography:...
- Harry Maitland - O.B. Clarence - Sir Everard Marshall
- Franklyn BellamyFranklyn Bellamy-Selected filmography:* Yellow Stockings * The Barton Mystery * The Little Damozel * Up for the Derby * Member of the Jury * Mr. Smith Carries On * Splinters in the Air...
- Gerald Barton - Wilfred NoyWilfred NoyWilfred Noy was an English film director, actor, screenwriter and producer of the silent era. He directed 89 films between 1910 and 1936...
- Griffiths