| You'd Be Surprised! | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Walter Forde |
| Written by | Walter Forde Harry Fowler Mear Sidney Gilliat |
| Produced by | Archibald Nettlefold |
| Starring | Walter Forde Joy Windsor Frank Perfitt Frank Stanmore |
| Cinematography | Geoffrey Faithfull |
| Edited by | Walter Forde |
| Music by | Paul Mulder |
| Production company | Nettlefold Films |
| Distributed by | Butcher's Film Service |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 66 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
You'd Be Surprised! is a 1930 British musical comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Forde, Joy Windsor and Frank Stanmore. The film was shot at the Nettlefold Studios in Walton. It was made during the transition to sound film. Originally silent, it had synchronised songs and music added. A silent version was also released to cater to cinemas that hadn't converted to sound yet.
Premise
After dressing up as a prisoner for a fancy dress party, a songwriter is mistaken for a notorious escaped convict.
Cast
- Walter Forde as Walter
- Joy Windsor as Maisie Vane
- Frank Stanmore as Frankie
- Frank Perfitt as Major
- Douglas Payne as Convict 99
Critical reception
Allmovie described it as a "bouncy musical...At one point, the star ventures into Harold Lloyd territory when he finds himself manacled to a huge and surly thug who drags our poor hero all over London. Much of the film suffers from substandard sound recording, though a few innovative audio effects emerge from the cacophony."
References
- "You'd Be Surprised". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- "Kennington Bioscope presents Silent Laughter Saturday » The Cinema Museum, London". The Cinema Museum, London. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- Low p.413
- Hal Erickson. "You'd Be Surprised (1930) - Walter Forde - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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