The Girl in the Crowd

The Girl in the Crowd

Googie Withers (seated, left)
Directed by Michael Powell
Produced by Michael Balcon
Written by Brock Williams
Starring Barry Clifton
Patricia Hilliard
Googie Withers
Harold French
Cinematography Basil Emmott
Edited by Bert Bates
Distributed by Warner Brothers-First National Productions
Release dates
20 May 1935 UK
Running time
52 min
Country United Kingdom
Language English

The Girl in the Crowd is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Michael Powell starring Barry Clifton, Patricia Hilliard and Googie Withers.

The film has been declared "Missing, Believed Lost" by the British Film Institute.[1]

Plot

The wife of a bookseller gives advice about picking up woman to her husband's friend (whom she has never met) over the phone. She advises him simply to follow the first pretty woman he sees. Unfortunately, when he takes her advice, she is the girl in the crowd he ends up following, leading to his arrest.

Cast

References

Notes

  1. Missing, Believed Lost
  2. Powell, 1986

Bibliography

  • Chibnal, Steve. Quota Quickies : The Birth of the British 'B' Film. London: BFI, 2007. ISBN 1-84457-155-6
  • Powell, Michael. A Life in Movies: An Autobiography. London: Heinemann, 1986. ISBN 0-434-59945-X.


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