Debt of Honour
| Debt of Honour | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Norman Walker |
| Written by | Cyril Campion Thomas J. Geraghty Herman C. McNeile (story) |
| Produced by | John Corfield |
| Starring | Leslie Banks Will Fyffe Geraldine Fitzgerald |
| Cinematography | Robert Martin |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | General Film Distributors |
Release date | 27 March 1936 |
Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Debt of Honour is a 1936 British drama film directed by Norman Walker and starring Leslie Banks, Will Fyffe, Geraldine Fitzgerald and Garry Marsh. Based on a story by Sapper, and scripted by Tom Geraghty and Cyril Campion, the film is also known as The Man Who Could Not Forget.[1]
It was made at British and Dominions Elstree Studios by British National Films.[2]
Plot[edit]
A Colonel's daughter steals from the regimental mess funds to pay off her gambling debts. One of the officers, who is love with her, takes the blame, and is sent to Africa.[1]
Cast[edit]
- Leslie Banks as Major Jimmie Stanton
- Will Fyffe as Fergus McAndrews
- Geraldine Fitzgerald as Peggy Mayhew
- Niall MacGinnis as Lieutenant Peter Stretton
- Reginald Purdell as Pedro Salvas
- Garry Marsh as Bill
- Stewart Rome as Major Purvis
- Phyllis Dare as Mrs Stretton
- Joyce Kennedy as Lady Bracebury
- William Kendall as Paul Martin
- Randle Ayrton as Captain Turner
- Eric Cowley as Richard Denham
- David Horne as Colonel Mayhew
- Kathleen Davis as Kamara
References[edit]
- ^ a b Debt of Honour (1936), BFI.
- ^ Wood p.85
Bibliography[edit]
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links[edit]
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