Badger's Green (1934 film)
Badger's Green is a 1934 British comedy film directed by Adrian Brunel and starring Valerie Hobson, Bruce Lester, David Horne and Wally Patch. It was adapted from the 1930 play Badger's Green by R.C. Sheriff. A picturesque village is threatened with redevelopment by a speculative builder, leading to widespread protest. In the end the builder agrees to settle the future of the village on the result of a cricket match.[1]
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Directed by | Adrian Brunel |
Written by | R.C. Sherriff (play) R.J. Davis Violet E. Powell |
Starring | Valerie Hobson Bruce Lester David Horne Sebastian Smith |
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Distributed by | Paramount British Pictures |
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Running time | 68 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
It was produced at the British & Dominions Film Corporation at Elstree Studios as a quota quickie for distribution by Paramount Pictures to allow them to comply with the terms of the annual quota. Badger's Green is currently missing from the BFI National Archive, and is listed as one of the British Film Institute's "75 Most Wanted" lost films.[2] The story was later remade for the 1949 film Badger's Green, which does survive.
Cast
- Valerie Hobson - Molly Butler
- Bruce Lester - Dickie Wetherby
- David Horne - Major Forrester
- Sebastian Smith - Mr Twigg
- John Turnbull - Thomas Butler
- Wally Patch - Mr Rogers
- Elsie Irving - Mrs Wetherby
References
- BFI.org
- Badger's Green - 75 Most Wanted BFI National Archives