Member of the Jury
Encyclopedia
Member of the Jury is a 1937 British
crime film
directed by Bernard Mainwaring
and starring Ellis Irving
, Marjorie Hume
and Franklyn Bellamy
. A man tries to clear his employer of suspicion of murder.
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 Ellis Irving
Ellis Irving
Ellis Irving was an Australian film actor who appeared in a number of British films. He was married to the actress Sophie Stewart.-Selected filmography:* The Bermondsey Kid * Murder at Monte Carlo * The Black Mask...
, Marjorie Hume
Marjorie Hume
Marjorie Hume was an English film actress. She appeared in 36 films between 1917 and 1955.She was born in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk and died in Oxshott, Surrey.-Selected filmography:* Lady Tetley's Decree...
and Franklyn Bellamy
Franklyn Bellamy
-Selected filmography:* Yellow Stockings * The Barton Mystery * The Little Damozel * Up for the Derby * Member of the Jury * Mr. Smith Carries On * Splinters in the Air...
. A man tries to clear his employer of suspicion of murder.
Cast
- Ellis IrvingEllis IrvingEllis Irving was an Australian film actor who appeared in a number of British films. He was married to the actress Sophie Stewart.-Selected filmography:* The Bermondsey Kid * Murder at Monte Carlo * The Black Mask...
- Walter Maitland - Marjorie HumeMarjorie HumeMarjorie Hume was an English film actress. She appeared in 36 films between 1917 and 1955.She was born in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk and died in Oxshott, Surrey.-Selected filmography:* Lady Tetley's Decree...
- Mary Maitland - Franklyn BellamyFranklyn Bellamy-Selected filmography:* Yellow Stockings * The Barton Mystery * The Little Damozel * Up for the Derby * Member of the Jury * Mr. Smith Carries On * Splinters in the Air...
- Sir John Sloane - Arnold LucyArnold LucyArnold Lucy was a British actor claimed to have performed on the fabled London West End stage over 1,200 times before making his early film debut in the early 1910s during the Golden Era of the Hollywood system...
- Uncle - Roy Russell - Attorney General
- Aubrey Pollock - Defence
- W.E. Holloway - Judge