Jun 2nd
21 Days*
(GB 1937 - released 1940)
A man murders his girlfriend's blackmailing husband, but his influential brother helps to cover it up whilst another man takes the blame.
Curiously unworthy vehicle for two hot young stars of the time (a film shelved for 3 years in the hope of cashing-in after they had become Hollywood properties), a thriller melodrama heavily altered from its original, with the talent on offer only occasionally coming through.
Written by: Basil Dean, Graham Greene, based on the play "The First and the Last" by John Galsworthy.
Producer: Alexander Korda.
Director: Basil Dean.
Starring: Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh, Leslie Banks, Hey Petrie, Esme Percy, Robert Newton.
Photography: Jan Stallich.
Music: John Greenwood.
21 Days*
(GB 1937 - released 1940)
A man murders his girlfriend's blackmailing husband, but his influential brother helps to cover it up whilst another man takes the blame.
Curiously unworthy vehicle for two hot young stars of the time (a film shelved for 3 years in the hope of cashing-in after they had become Hollywood properties), a thriller melodrama heavily altered from its original, with the talent on offer only occasionally coming through.
Written by: Basil Dean, Graham Greene, based on the play "The First and the Last" by John Galsworthy.
Producer: Alexander Korda.
Director: Basil Dean.
Starring: Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh, Leslie Banks, Hey Petrie, Esme Percy, Robert Newton.
Photography: Jan Stallich.
Music: John Greenwood.
21 DAYS. The then young and slightly scandalous lovers Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh filming on Southend Kursaal's rollercoaster, as young and slightly scandalous lovers.
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