Strange Boarders
Brief Synopsis
Pre-war intelligence man Tommy Blythe interrupts his honeymoon to investigate the discovery of vital Air Ministry blueprints on a woman killed in a London road accident. The trail leads to a boarding house in Notting Hill and its varied tenants.
Cast & Crew
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Herbert Mason
Director
Tom Walls
Tommy Blythe
Renée Saint-cyr
Louise Blythe
Googie Withers
Elsie
Ronald Adam
Barstow
C. V. France
Colonel Anstruther
Film Details
Release Date
Aug
1,
1938
Premiere Information
London opening: May 1938
Production Company
Gainsborough Pictures, Ltd.; Gaumont-British Picture Corp.
Distribution Company
Gaumont-British Picture Corp. of America
Country
Great Britain and United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel The Strange Boarders of Palace Crescent by Edward Phillips Oppenheim (Boston, 1934).
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 14m
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Film Length
7,149ft
Synopsis
Secret agent Tommy Blythe is called away from his honeymoon to find the spy who is leaking new aircraft designs. He finds the spies living in an old boarding house, but his case is almost foiled by the untimely appearance of his new bride Louise.
Director
Herbert Mason
Director
Cast
Tom Walls
Tommy Blythe
Renée Saint-cyr
Louise Blythe
Googie Withers
Elsie
Ronald Adam
Barstow
C. V. France
Colonel Anstruther
Nina Boucicault
Mrs. Anstruther
Leon M. Lion
Luke
C. Denier Warren
Fry
Irene Handl
Mrs. Dewar
Marda Vanne
Mrs. Greatorex
Crew
Film Details
Release Date
Aug
1,
1938
Premiere Information
London opening: May 1938
Production Company
Gainsborough Pictures, Ltd.; Gaumont-British Picture Corp.
Distribution Company
Gaumont-British Picture Corp. of America
Country
Great Britain and United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel The Strange Boarders of Palace Crescent by Edward Phillips Oppenheim (Boston, 1934).
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 14m
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Film Length
7,149ft
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Notes
This film was released in Great Britain by General Film Distributors Ltd. Modern sources include Producer Edward Black and Design Walter Murton in the production.
