Plunder (1931 film)

Plunder is a 1931 British comedy film directed by and starring Tom Walls. It also features Ralph Lynn, Winifred Shotter and Robertson Hare.^[1] It was based on the original stage farce of the same title, and was the second in a series of film adaptations of Aldwych farces by Ben Travers, adapted in this case by W. P. Lipscomb, and was a major critical and commercial success helping to cement Walls's position as one of the leading stars of British cinema.^[2]

It was made at British and Dominion's Elstree Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lawrence P. Williams.

Cast

• Ralph Lynn as Darcy Tuck
• Tom Walls as Freddie Malone
• Winifred Shotter as Joan Hewlett
• Robertson Hare as Oswald Veal
• Doreen Bendix as Prudence Malone
• Gordon James as Simon Veal
• Ethel Coleridge as Mrs Orlock
• Hubert Waring as Inspector Sibley
• Mary Brough as Mrs Hewlett

References

Bibliography

• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• McFarlane, Brian. Cinema of Britain and Ireland. Wallflower Press, 2005.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

• Plunder at IMDb

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