Keep It Quiet
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Keep it Quiet is a 1933 British crime film
directed by Leslie S. Hiscott
and starring Bertha Belmore
, Frank Pettingell
, Cyril Raymond
and Davy Burnaby
. Joe Puddlefoot becomes involved with criminals trying to steal valuable jade
pieces belonging to the distinguished Sir Charles Goode.
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 Leslie S. Hiscott
Leslie S. Hiscott
Leslie S. Hiscott was a British film director and screenwriter who made over sixty films between 1925 and 1956. He was born in London in 1894. In 1931 he directed Alibi, the first ever depiction of Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie's famous detective, with Austin Trevor in the lead role...
and starring Bertha Belmore
Bertha Belmore
-Early career:She was only eight when she made her first appearance on stage. She later toured the coast of America with Sir Philip Ben Greet's Shakespearean Players.-Selected filmography:* Happy * Keep It Quiet...
, Frank Pettingell
Frank Pettingell
Frank Pettingell was an English actor.Pettingell was born in Liverpool, and educated at Manchester University...
, Cyril Raymond
Cyril Raymond
Cyril William North Raymond MBE was a British character actor....
and Davy Burnaby
Davy Burnaby
Davy Burnaby was a British actor who appeared in more than thirty films between 1929 and 1948. He was born in Buckland, Hertfordshire and made his screen debut in the 1929 film The Devil's Maze. He died in 1949....
. Joe Puddlefoot becomes involved with criminals trying to steal valuable jade
Jade
Jade is an ornamental stone.The term jade is applied to two different metamorphic rocks that are made up of different silicate minerals:...
pieces belonging to the distinguished Sir Charles Goode.