Condemned to Death
Condemned to Death is a 1932 British crime film directed by Walter Forde and starring Arthur Wontner, Gillian Lind and Gordon Harker.[1] It was adapted from the play Jack O'Lantern by James Dawson which was itself based on a 1929 novel by George Goodchild.
| Condemned to Death | |
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| Directed by | Walter Forde |
| Written by | |
| Based on | Jack O'Lantern by James Dawson and George Goodchild |
| Produced by | Julius Hagen |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Sydney Blythe William Luff |
| Edited by | Jack Harris |
| Music by | Baynham Honri |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Woolf & Freedman Film Service |
Release date | 30 May 1932 |
Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Thought to have been lost, "a cut version dubbed in French" was found as a result of a 1992 British Film Institute campaign to locate missing movies.[2]
Plot
A respected judge leads a double life as a murderer.
Cast
- Arthur Wontner as Sir Charles Wallington
- Gillian Lind as Kate Banting
- Gordon Harker as Sam Knudge
- Cyril Raymond as Jim Wrench
- Jane Welsh as Sonia Wallington
- Norah Howard as Gwen Banting
- Edmund Gwenn as Banting
- Griffith Humphreys as Professor Michaels
- T. Gordon Blythe as Ali
- James Cunningham as Inspector Sweeting
- Gilbert Davis as Doctor Cornell
- Bernard Brunel as Tobias Lantern
- H. St. Barbe West as Sir Rudolph Cantler
References
- "Condemned to Death". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 13 January 2009.
- Jo Botting. "Lost Then Found". British Film Institute Screenonline. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
External links
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