| The Body Vanished | |
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| Directed by | Walter Tennyson |
| Written by | Ian Walker |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Desmond Dickinson |
| Edited by | Etta Simpson |
| Production company | Venture Films |
| Distributed by | New Realm Pictures |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 46 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Body Vanished (first shown as The Body Vanishes) is a 1939 British second feature ('B') crime comedy film directed by Walter Tennyson and starring Anthony Hulme, C. Denier Warren, and Ernest Sefton. It was written by Ian Walker and was made at Isleworth Studios as a quota quickie.
Cast
- Anthony Hulme as Rodney Paine
- C. Denier Warren as Pip Piper
- Ernest Sefton as Sgt. Hopkins
- Evelyn Foster as Miss Casson
- Frank Atkinson as Hobbleberry
- Wilfred Noy as Snelling
- Hamilton Keene as Capt. Haller
- Cyril Chamberlain as auctioneer
- Frederick Keen as Mr. Williams
- Charles Paton as Mr. Briggs
- Fred Withers as George Billings
Release
According to David Quinlan In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959, the film was not on general release. However the BFI states that it was copyrighted in 1939 but "not released until 1942", which Chibnall and McFarlane, confirm, and Kine Weekly listed the film on its "Films Registered Under The Act" page for the period 20 November 1942 – 11 January 1943.
References
- ^ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
- ^ "The Body Vanished". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- Wood, Linda (1986). British Films, 1927–1939. British Film Institute.
- Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 42. ISBN 0-7134-1874-5.
- "Films Registered Under The Act". Kine Weekly. 311 (1866): 45. 21 January 1943. ProQuest 2676985848 – via ProQuest.
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- 1939 films
- British crime comedy films
- 1930s crime comedy films
- Films directed by Walter Tennyson
- Quota quickies
- Films set in England
- Films shot at Isleworth Studios
- British black-and-white films
- 1930s English-language films
- 1930s British films
- English-language crime comedy films
- 1930s British film stubs
- Crime comedy film stubs