Hot News (1936 film)

Hots News is a 1936 British comedy film directed by W.P. Kellino and starring Lupino Lane, Phyllis Clare and Wallace Lupino.

Hots News
Directed byW.P. Kellino
Produced byIan Sutherland
Written byReginald Long
Arthur Rigby
StarringLupino Lane
Phyllis Clare
Wallace Lupino
CinematographyJack Parker
Production
company
St. George's Pictures
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
March 1936
Running time
77 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

It was made as a quota quickie at Cricklewood Studios.[1]

Synopsis

An idiot working as a guest reporter on a newspaper gets entangled with Chicago gangsters.

Cast

  • Lupino Lane as Jimmy Selby
  • Phyllis Clare as Betty Mason
  • Wallace Lupino as Horace Wells
  • Barbara Kilner as Princess Ina
  • Ben Welden as Slug Wilson
  • Glen Raynham as Barbara O'Neill
  • Reginald Long as Prince Stephen
  • Fred Leslie as Leslie Fredericks
  • George Pughe as Slim McGill

References

  1. Chibnall p.283

Bibliography

  • Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The British 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.
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