Shooting Stars (1927 film)
Shooting Stars is a 1927 British drama film directed by Anthony Asquith and A. V. Bramble and starring Annette Benson, Brian Aherne and Wally Patch.[1] The screenplay concerns a starlet who plots an escape to Hollywood.
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| Directed by | Anthony Asquith A. V. Bramble |
| Produced by | Harry Bruce Woolfe |
| Written by | Anthony Asquith John Orton |
| Starring | Annette Benson Brian Aherne Donald Calthrop Wally Patch |
| Cinematography | Henry Harris Stanley Rodwell |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | New Era Films Aywon Pictures (US) |
Release date | 10 June 1928 (US) |
Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Premise
At Zenith Studios, a starlet plots an escape to Hollywood with her lover and the murder of her superfluous husband.
Cast
- Annette Benson as Mae Feather
- Brian Aherne as Julian Gordon
- Donald Calthrop as Andy Wilkes
- Wally Patch as Property Man
- David Brooks as Turner
- Ella Daincourt as Asphodel Smythe, Journalist
- Chili Bouchier as Winnie, Bathing Beauty
- Tubby Phillips as Fatty
- Ian Wilson as Reporter
- Judd Green as Lighting Man
- Jack Rawl as Hero
Production
It was Asquith's first film as a director. It was made at Cricklewood Studios in North London for British Instructional Films. The novelisation of the film was written by the popular novelist E. Charles Vivian.[2]
Restoration
Shooting Stars was restored in 2015 by the British Film Institute with a new score by John Altman. The new print premiered as the Archive Gala of the 2015 London Film Festival.
References
- BFI.org
- Shooting Stars. From the film by Anthony Asquith. Adaptation by E. C. Vivian. Hurst & Blackett, London, 1928.
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