| The Westland Case | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Christy Cabanne |
| Screenplay by | Robertson White[1] |
| Based on | Headed for a Hearse by Jonathan Latimer |
| Produced by |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Ira Morgan[1] |
| Edited by | Otis Garrett[1] |
| Music by | Charles Previn[1] |
Production company | Crime Club Productions[1] |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 63 minutes |
| Country | United States[1] |
| Language | English |
The Westland Case is a 1937 American mystery film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring Preston Foster, Frank Jenks, and Carol Hughes.
Cast
- Preston Foster as Bill Crane
- Frank Jenks as Doc Williams
- Carol Hughes as Emily Lou Martin
- Barbara Pepper as Agatha Hogan
- Astrid Allwyn as Bentine
- Clarence Wilson as Charlie Frazee
- Theodore Von Eltz as Robert Westland
- George Meeker as Richard Bolston
- Russell Hicks as Woodbury
- Selmer Jackson as Warden
Production
In 1937, Universal Pictures made a deal with the Crime Club who published whodunnit novels.[2] Universal were granted the right to select four of their yearly published novels to adapt into films.[2] The unit responsible for these films was producer Irving Starr.[2] Eleven films were made in the series between 1937 and 1939.[3] The Westland Case was the first in the series and was based on the Jonathan Latimer novel Headed for a Hearse.[4]
The first films in the series featured Preston Foster as Bill Crane and Frank Jenks as Doc Williams were cast as the wisecracking New York city detectives.[4] These characters would appear in two other films in the series: The Lady in the Morgue and The Last Warning.[4][5]
Release
The Westland Case was released on October 31, 1937.[4]
References
Footnotes
- ^ a b c d e f g "The Westland Case". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 10, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
- ^ a b c Weaver, Brunas & Brunas 2007, p. 175.
- ^ "The Westland Case". American Film Institute. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
- ^ a b c d Weaver, Brunas & Brunas 2007, p. 176.
- ^ Weaver, Brunas & Brunas 2007, p. 177.
Sources
- Weaver, Tom; Brunas, Michael; Brunas, John (2007) [1990]. Universal Horrors (2 ed.). McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-2974-5.
External links
- The Westland Case at IMDb
- The Westland Case at the TCM Movie Database
- The Westland Case at the American Film Institute Catalog
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