Mischief (1931 film)

Mischief
Directed by	Jack Raymond
Produced by	Herbert Wilcox
Written by	W.P. Lipscomb Maclean Rogers
Based on	the play Mischief by Ben Travers
Starring	Ralph Lynn Winifred Shotter Jeanne Stuart
Cinematography	Freddie Young
Production company	British and Dominions
Distributed by	Woolf and Freedman
Release dates	15 December 1931 (London) (UK)
Running time	67 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Mischief is a 1931 British comedy film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Ralph Lynn, Winifred Shotter and Jeanne Stuart.^[1]^[2]

Plot

When financier Reginald Bingham leaves on a business trip to Paris, normally devoted wife Eleanor leaves for a cottage with a secret boy friend. The couple are followed by friends of her husband, who attempt to hinder the affair. However, Reginald is also tempted by a fling with an old friend in Paris.

Cast

Ralph Lynn as Arthur Gordon
Winifred Shotter as Diana Birkett
Jeanne Stuart as Eleanor Bingham
James Carew as Reginald Bingham
Jack Hobbs as Tom Birkett
Maud Gill as Louise Piper
Kenneth Kove as Bertie Pitts
Louie Emery as Mrs. Easy
A. Bromley Davenport
Andreas Malandrinos

Critical reception

TV Guide wrote, "This British farce is a nice combination of slapstick and verbal comedy...An above-average production for British features of this period." ^[3]

References

Bibliography

Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

Mischief at the Internet Movie Database

The films of Jack Raymond

A Woman Misunderstood (1921)
Somehow Good (1927)
Second to None (1927)
Zero (1928)
A Peep Behind the Scenes (1929)
Splinters (1929)
French Leave (1930)
The Great Game (1930)
Up for the Cup (1931)
The Speckled Band (1931)
Tilly of Bloomsbury (1931)
Almost a Divorce (1931)
Mischief (1931)
Life Goes On (1932)
Say It with Music (1932)
Up to the Neck (1933)
Night of the Garter (1933)
Just My Luck (1933)
It's a King (1933)
Sorrell and Son (1934)
The King of Paris (1934)
Girls, Please! (1934)
Where's George? (1935)
Come Out of the Pantry (1935)
When Knights Were Bold (1936)
The Frog (1937)
The Rat (1937)
Blondes for Danger (1938)
No Parking (1938)
A Royal Divorce (1938)
The Mind of Mr. Reeder (1939)
The Missing People (1940)
You Will Remember (1941)
Up for the Cup (1950)
Take Me to Paris (1951)
Reluctant Heroes (1951)
Worm's Eye View (1951)
Little Big Shot (1952)

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