1931 film
Down River is a 1931 British crime film directed by Peter Godfrey and starring Charles Laughton, Jane Baxter and Harold Huth.[1] Based on a novel by "Seamark" (Austin J. Small),[2] it was made at Lime Grove Studios[3] with sets designed by Andrew Mazzei. Produced as a second feature, it is classified as a quota quickie.[4]
Plot
A man smuggling drugs up the River Thames is caught when a newspaper reporter pursues him.
Cast
References
Bibliography
- Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927–1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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