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Death Croons the Blues

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Death Croons the Blues
Directed byDavid MacDonald
Written byJames Ronald (novel)
H. Fowler Mear
Produced byJulius Hagen
Starring
CinematographySydney Blythe
Music byW.L. Trytel
Production
company
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • October 1937 (1937-10)
Running time
74 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom

Death Croons the Blues is a 1937 British crime film directed by David MacDonald and starring Hugh Wakefield, Antoinette Cellier and George Hayes.[1] The film was made at Twickenham Studios by the producer Julius Hagen whose ownership of the company was about to be ended due to financial problems.

Plot

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A reporter manages to prove a man innocent of murdering a singer.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Wood p.94

Bibliography

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  • 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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