Overview:
The wife of a candidate for Parliament is having an affair with the brother of her husband's rival. Her lover is running for election on a promise of building a railway that the community needs, but a wealthy landowner won't give permission for the railway to be built over his land. When the landowner is later found dead, suspicion falls on the adulterous candidate.| Status: | Released (1935-02-09) |
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| Screen: | John Crawford Fraser, Gerard Fairlie |
| Productions: | Real Art Productions |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
Recommendations
Casts
- 231131: Michael Hogan - Nick Trent
- 1074208: Dorothy Boyd - Nita Daventry
- 47663: Richard Cooper - Tony
- 47665: Michael Shepley - George Despard
- 30226: Geraldine Fitzgerald - Evelyn Daventry
- 28235: Sebastian Shaw - Trent
- 85345: Felix Aylmer - Lord Yardleigh
Crews
- 1173699: George Pearson - Director - Directing
- 1920755: John Crawford Fraser - Writer - Writing
- 120448: Gerard Fairlie - Adaptation - Writing
- 47674: Julius Hagen - Producer - Production
- 591019: Michael C. Chorlton - Editor - Editing
- 125509: James A. Carter - Art Direction - Art
- 1910784: Fred V. Merrick - Assistant Director - Directing
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Review text:
An almost theatrical presentation of an intrigue of adultery, blackmail and murder. A prospective MP (Michael Hogan) promises his electorate a new railway line without banking on the refusal the local landowner (Felix Aylmer) to make the land available. When he is promptly found dead ....
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