It's a Bet - Wikipedia
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| It's a Bet | |
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| Directed by | Alexander Esway |
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| Produced by | Walter C. Mycroft |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Bryan Langley |
| Music by | Idris Lewis |
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| Distributed by | Wardour Films |
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Running time | 69 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
It's a Bet is a 1935 British comedy drama film directed by Alexander Esway and starring Gene Gerrard, Helen Chandler and Judy Kelly. It was made at Elstree Studios by British International Pictures.[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director David Rawnsley.
A young English reporter makes a bet with a wealthy publisher that he can disappear for a month. In his absence the publisher makes much of the mysterious disappearance in an attempt to boost the circulation of his newspaper.[2]
- Gene Gerrard as Rollo Briggs
- Helen Chandler as Clare
- Judy Kelly as Anne
- Allen Vincent as Norman
- Dudley Rolph as Harry
- Nadine March as Mis Parsons
- Polly Ward as Maudie
- Alf Goddard as Joe
- Jimmy Godden as Mayor
- Frank Stanmore as Tramp
- Ronald Shiner as Fair Man
- Ellen Pollock as Mrs. Joe
- Violet Farebrother as Lady Allway
- George Zucco as Convict
- Raymond Raikes
- Syd Crossley
- Charlotte Parry
- ^ Wood p.82
- ^ "It's a Bet". IMDb.
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.