Under Proof
Encyclopedia
Under Proof is a 1936 British
comedy
crime film
directed by Roland Gillett and starring Betty Stockfeld
, Tyrell Davis
and Judy Kelly
. A man is threatened into joining a gang of smugglers.
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...
comedy
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
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 Roland Gillett and starring Betty Stockfeld
Betty Stockfeld
Betty Stockfeld was an Australian film actress. Sher appeared mostly in British and French films.-Filmography:* Captivation * 77 Park Lane * Blanc comme neige * City of Song * Life Goes On...
, Tyrell Davis
Tyrell Davis
-Selected filmography:* His Glorious Night * Let Us Be Gay * Strictly Unconventional * The Magnificent Lie * The Road to Singapore * Temptation's Workshop * Our Betters...
and Judy Kelly
Judy Kelly
-Selected filmography:* Adam's Apple * Money Talks * Crime on the Hill * L'argent par les fenêtres * Hawley's of High Street * Their Night Out * The Love Nest...
. A man is threatened into joining a gang of smugglers.
Cast
- Betty StockfeldBetty StockfeldBetty Stockfeld was an Australian film actress. Sher appeared mostly in British and French films.-Filmography:* Captivation * 77 Park Lane * Blanc comme neige * City of Song * Life Goes On...
... Vivian - Tyrell DavisTyrell Davis-Selected filmography:* His Glorious Night * Let Us Be Gay * Strictly Unconventional * The Magnificent Lie * The Road to Singapore * Temptation's Workshop * Our Betters...
... Dudley - Judy KellyJudy Kelly-Selected filmography:* Adam's Apple * Money Talks * Crime on the Hill * L'argent par les fenêtres * Hawley's of High Street * Their Night Out * The Love Nest...
... Corone - Guy MiddletonGuy MiddletonGuy Middleton Powell, usually credited as Guy Middleton, was an English film character actor.Middleton was born in Hove, England and originally worked in the London Stock Exchange, before turning to acting in the 1930s...
... Bruce - Charles FarrellCharles FarrellCharles Farrell was an American film actor of the 1920s silent era and into the 1930s, and later a television actor...
... Spike - Viola ComptonViola ComptonViola Compton was a British film actress. She was the sister of the writer Compton MacKenzie and the actor Francis Compton.-Selected filmography:* Polly of the Circus * Compromising Daphne * Third Time Lucky...
... Mrs. Richards - David HorneDavid Horne (actor)-Biography:British actor and playwright David Horne began his film career in the 1930s, after a distinguished early career in the theatre. He was generally seen portraying pompous, self-satisfied characters...
... Dr. Walton - Edward AshleyEdward AshleyEdward Ashley was an Australian actor.-Selected filmography:* Underneath the Arches * The Villiers Diamond * Pride and Prejudice * Spies of the Air * Waxwork -External links:...
... Ward Delaney - Henry B. Longhurst ... Inspector Holt