The Crimson Candle

The Crimson Candle is a 1934 British crime film directed by Bernard Mainwaring and starring Eve Gray, Eliot Makeham and Kenneth Kove. It was shot at Wembley Studios as a quota quickie for distribution by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Plot

A doctor attempts to prove that a maid is a murderer.

Cast

• Eve Gray as Mavis
• Eliot Makeham as Doctor Gaunt
• Kenneth Kove as Honorable Horatius Chillingsbotham
• Derek Williams as Leonard Duberley
• Kynaston Reeves as Inspector Blunt
• Eugene Leahy as detective
• Audrey Cameron as maid
• Arthur Goullet

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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