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Road House (1934 film)

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Road House
Directed byMaurice Elvey
Written by
Based onRoad House
by Walter C. Hackett
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyLeslie Rowson
Edited byPaul Capon
Music byBretton Byrd and Harry Woods
Production
company
Distributed byGaumont British Distributors
Release date
  • 29 November 1934 (1934-11-29)
Running time
76 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Road House is a 1934 British comedy crime film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Violet Loraine, Gordon Harker and Aileen Marson.

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Production

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The film is based on the 1932 play Road House by Walter C. Hackett.[1] It was made by British Gaumont at the Lime Grove Studios in Shepherd's Bush, with shooting beginning in July 1934.[2] The film's art direction is by Alfred Junge. British Gaumont's contract director Alfred Hitchcock was originally reported to be making the film, but instead directed The Man Who Knew Too Much.[3]

The song "What a Little Moonlight Can Do", written by Harry Woods, is sung in the film by Violet Lorraine.

References

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  1. ^ Goble p.931
  2. ^ Wood p.83
  3. ^ Ryall p.103

Bibliography

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  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Ryall, Tom. Alfred Hitchcock and the British Cinema. Athlone Press, 1996.
  • Wood, Linda. British Films 1927-1939. BFI, 1986.
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