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Night Journey (1938 film)

Night Journey is a 1938 British crime drama film directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring Geoffrey Toone, Patricia Hilliard and Alf Goddard.

It was shot at Walton Studios as a quota quickie. It was a co production between British National and Butcher's.

The film's sets were designed by the art director R. Holmes Paul.

Plot

A story of the activities of a gang of car thieves whose rendezvous is an all-night café, built up against a disused chalk quarry, where stolen cars are brought to be disguised and sent on their way again for disposal in distant towns.

Cast

Production

The film was one of a series of movies about British lorry drivers made around this time, others including Night Ride and They Drive By Night.

References

Bibliography

  • Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth 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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