Canadian Filmography Series (May 1970)

Synopsis: An adventure film. Comments: Produced as a British “quota” film. References: Film Daily, December 16th 1936; Monthly Film. Bulletin, August, 1936. Vengeance 56 minutes (5,143 ft.), b/w, English dialogue p.c: Central Films; p: Kenneth J. Bishop; d: Del Lord; lp: Lyle Talbot, Wendy Barrie, Marc Lawrence, Produced in Victoria. Released by Columbia Pictures in 1937. Synopsis: Gangster melodrama of a police officer who leaves the force to join a gang of criminals and finally brings about their downfall. Comments: Produced as a British “quota” film. “The film comes from Canada and for quota purposes counts as British, but in content, treatment and acting it is indistinguishable from the everyday American secondfeature melodrama...The direction is fast, car-chases especially being well-produced” —Monthly Film Bulletin, February 1937. References: Monthly Film Bulletin, February 1937. 1937 Death Goes North 64 minutes (5,784 ft.), b/w, English dialogue p.c: Central Films; p: Kenneth J. Bishop; d: Frank McDonald; sc: Edward Austin; ph: Harry Forbes; 'ed: William Austin; l.p: Edgar Edwards, Sheila Bromley, Rin Tin Tin Jr., Jameson Thomas, Dorothy Bradshaw, Walter Byron. Produced in Victoria, in 1937. Released by Columbia Pictures in 1938 in Britain and by Warwiek in 1939 in the U.S.A. Synopsis: Murder mystery involving two rival timber companies. Two newcomers appear and claim to be Elsie Barlow’s uncle and aunt after a stranger has been murdered. An RCMP officer and his dog finally denounce the supposed Mr. Barlow as the criminal, revealing he is the dead man’s secretary who was in love with Mrs. Barlow and wanted both uncle and niece out of the way. The RCMP officer and Elsie become engaged. Comments: Produced as a British “quota” film. “Very efficiently directed, produced and photographed, the exploits of the clever dog being a prominent feature” —Monthly Film Bulletin, March 1938. References: Monthly Film Bulletin, March 1938. Film Daily, July 27, 1939. House In Order (ia Maison en ordre) | 2? | minutes, b/w, English and French versions p.c: Associated Screen Studios for Shell Oil Company of Canada; d: Gordon Sparling; sc: Peggy Miller, Gordon Sparling; sd: Walter Darling; ph: Alfred Jacquemin; lp. English version: Mildred Mitchell, John Pratt, Cecil Nichol, Jack Clifford; French version: Hector Charland, CA. Vallerand, Oscar Coutlee, Gérald Desmarais. Synopsis: Sponsored documentary with staged scenes showing the activities of Shell Oil service stations. Manhattan Shakedown 57 minutes (5,113 ft.), b/w, English dialogue p.c: Central Films; p: Kenneth J. Bishop; d: Leon Barsha; sc: Edgar Edwards from story by Theodore Tinsley; ph: George Meehan; ed: William Austin; I.p: Rosalind Keith, John Gallaudet, George McKay, Reginald Hincks, Bob Rideout. Produced in Victoria in 1937. Released by Syndicate Exchange in 1939 in the U.S.A. and by Columbia Pictures in 1938 in Britain. | Synopsis: Jerry, a radio commentator, believes a mysterious blackmailer to be Dr. Stoner, a prominent psycho-analyst. The situation is complicated when Jerry falls in love with the Doctor’s daughter. The climax is reached in a mysterious house where, one after another, the leading characters are rendered unconscious by a hooded villain who taps them with an electric stick. Finally, the real criminal is revealed to be the Doctor’s partner. i Comments: Produced as a British “quota”? film. ““This wildly unprobable story is almost unbelievably crude and theatrical in its development, and the dialogue is stilted and lifeless...John Gallaudet’s performance suggests, that with better material he might be able to act” —Monthly Film Bulletin, February 1938. References: Film Daily, October 27th, 1939; Monthly Film Bulletin, February 1938. Murder Is News 56 minutes (5,007 ft.) b/w, English dialogue p.c: Central Films; p: Kenneth, J. Bishop; d: Leon Barsha; Lp: Iris Meredith, John Gallaudet. Produced in Victoria in 1937. Released by Columbia Pictures in 1938. Synopsis: A reporter sees a dead man but police cannot find the body. He determines to solve the mystery and follows up a scene of slender clues. He discovers the real culprit who is shot dead by the police in the finale. Comments: Produced as a British “quota” film. “Very American in atmosphere, the acting and the situations are over-familiar...It is competently directed and easy to follow.” —Monthly Film Bulletin, February 1938. References: Monthly Film Bulletin, February 1938. Woman against the World 66 minutes, b/w, English dialogue p.c: Central Films; p: Kenneth J. Bishop; d: David Selman; sc: Edgar Edwards; ph: William Beckway; Harry Forbes: ed: William Austin; l.p: Ralph Forbes, Alice Moore, Sylvia Welsh, Edgar Edwards, James McGrath, Reginald ee Produced in Victoria. Released by Columbia ictures. Synopsis: Anna marries Johnny Masters secretly since her farmer father does not want to lose her, least of all to a farm hand. They are discovered and Johnny leaves to seek work in the city. Anna’s baby is adopted and Anna accidentally kills her aunt. During the trial, she refuses to tell her story. After she is convicted, she tells the truth to her lawyer, who is attracted to her, and is released on parole. She employs a private detective to find her child and works in a night-club to pay him. He cheats her. Eventually she discovers the child, who doesn’t want to come back to her. She turns to her faithful lawyer. Comments: Produced as a British “quota” film References: Film Daily, May 11, 1938; Monthly Film Bulletin, November, 1937. 1938 Convicted 55 minutes, b/w, English dialogue p.c: Central Films; p: Kenneth J. Bishop; d: Leon Barsha; sc: Edgar Edwards; ph: George Meehan; ed: William Austin; ri Rita Hayworth, Charles Quigley, Marc Lawrence, eorge McKay, Edgar Edwards, Bob Rideout. Produced in Victoria in 1937 — 38. Released by Columbia Pictures. Synopsis: A night club singer, Jerry learns his brother is about to elope with a gold digger, Ruby Rose. Later, Ruby is killed and Jerry’s brother discovered with the body. He is convicted. But Jerry and a police detective discover the real murderer and save her brother’s life. Comments: Produced as a British “quota” film. ““The direction is competent, the action supplies the excitement and the acting, especially that of one or two characters is good.”” —Monthly Film Bulletin, April, 1938. >