Late Extra

1935 film by Albert Parker

Ingram D'Abbes
Fenn Sherie

Produced byErnest GartsideStarring

James Mason
Virginia Cherrill
Alastair Sim

CinematographyAlex BryceEdited byReginald BeckMusic byCharles Cowlrick

Production
company

Fox-British Pictures

Distributed byFox Film Company

Release date

19 November 1935 (1935-11-19)

Running time

69 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish

Late Extra is a 1935 British crime film directed by Albert Parker and starring James Mason (his film debut), Virginia Cherrill, and Alastair Sim.^[1]

It was made at Wembley Studios by the British subsidiary of the Fox Film Company as a quota quickie.^[2]^[3] The film's sets were designed by the art director Ralph W. Brinton.

Cast

James Mason as Jim Martin
Virginia Cherrill as Janet Graham
Alastair Sim as MacPherson
Ian Colin as Ronnie Carson
Clifford McLaglen as Rudolf Weinhart
Cyril Chosack as Jules
David Horne as Williams - Newspaper Editor
Antoinette Cellier as Sylvia Caporelli
Donald Wolfit as Inspector Greville
Hannen Swaffer as himself, Hannen Swaffer
Andreas Malandrinos as Caporelli
Edie Martin as Apartment Resident
Bernard Miles as Charlie
Bill Shine as Fred
Desmond Tester as Copy Boy
Ralph Truman as Minor Role
Michael Wilding as Newspaper Telephone Operator

References

^ Wood p.86
^ "Late Extra (1935)". Archived from the original on 9 March 2016.
^ Chibnall p.284

Bibliography

Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.