Jennifer Hale (film)
Encyclopedia
Jennifer Hale is a 1937 British
crime film
directed by Bernard Mainwaring
and starring René Ray
, Ballard Berkeley and John Longden
. A showgirl
wrongly accused of murdering her manager goes on the run to try and prove her innocence.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
crime film
Crime film
Crime films are films which focus on the lives of criminals. The stylistic approach to a crime film varies from realistic portrayals of real-life criminal figures, to the far-fetched evil doings of imaginary arch-villains. Criminal acts are almost always glorified in these movies.- Plays and films...
directed by Bernard Mainwaring
Bernard Mainwaring
-Selected filmography:* The Crimson Candle * Line Engaged * Old Roses * The Public Life of Henry the Ninth * Cross My Heart * Jennifer Hale * Member of the Jury...
and starring René Ray
René Ray
René Ray, Countess of Midleton was a British film and stage actress of the 1930s and 1940s who appeared in over forty films....
, Ballard Berkeley and John Longden
John Longden
John Longden was a West Indian-born English film actor. He appeared in 84 films between 1926 and 1964, including five films directed by Alfred Hitchcock.-Biography:...
. A showgirl
Showgirl
A showgirl is a dancer or performer in a stage entertainment show. Showgirl is also often used as a term for a promotional model in trade fairs and car shows, etc...
wrongly accused of murdering her manager goes on the run to try and prove her innocence.
Cast
- René RayRené RayRené Ray, Countess of Midleton was a British film and stage actress of the 1930s and 1940s who appeared in over forty films....
- Jenifer Hale - Ballard Berkeley - Richard
- John LongdenJohn LongdenJohn Longden was a West Indian-born English film actor. He appeared in 84 films between 1926 and 1964, including five films directed by Alfred Hitchcock.-Biography:...
- Inspector Merton - Paul BlakePaul BlakePaul Blake is the current Chairman of the British Basketball League, succeeding Vince Macaulay-Razaq in 2006, as well as working as the current Managing Director of the Newcastle Eagles basketball franchise....
- Ives - Frank BirchFrank BirchFrank Birch was an English actor.- Selected filmography :...
- Sharman - Richard ParryRichard ParryRichard Parry may refer to:*Richard Parry , Bishop of St. Asaph*Richard Parry , member of indie band Arcade Fire*Richard Lloyd Parry, British foreign correspondent...
- Jim Watson - Ernest SeftonErnest SeftonErnest Sefton was a British film actor. He was the brother of Violet Loraine.-Selected filmography:* The Bermondsey Kid * Britannia of Billingsgate * Murder at Monte Carlo * The Third Clue * No Limit...
- Sergeant Owen - Kaye Seeley - Mr Joyce