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Commissionaire (film)

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Commissionaire
Directed byEdward Dryhurst
Written byHerbert Ayres
Produced byEdward G. Whiting
StarringSam Livesey
Barry Livesey
George Carney
CinematographyDesmond Dickinson
Production
company
Granville Films
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • October 1933 (1933-10)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Commissionaire is a 1933 British crime film directed by Edward Dryhurst and starring Sam Livesey, Barry Livesey and George Carney.[1] It was shot at Cricklewood Studios as a quota quickie for release by MGM.[2]

Plot

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A Commissionaire is suspected of a robbery committed by his son.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ BFI.org
  2. ^ Chibnall p.271

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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