Ask Beccles Explained

Ask Beccles
Starring:	Garry Marsh Lilian Oldland Abraham Sofaer
Studio:	British and Dominions
Runtime:	68 minutes
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English

Ask Beccles is a 1933 British comedy crime film directed by Redd Davis and starring Garry Marsh, Lilian Oldland, Abraham Sofaer and John Turnbull. The film was based on a play by Cyril Campion. It was made at British and Dominions Elstree Studios as a quota quickie for release by Paramount Pictures.^[1]

Premise

A man steals a priceless diamond, but returns it when an innocent man is arrested for the theft.^[2]

Cast

• Garry Marsh as Eustace Beccles
• Lilian Oldland as Marion Holforth
• Abraham Sofaer as Baki
• Allan Jeayes as Matthew Blaise
• John Turnbull as Inspector Daniels
• Evan Thomas as Sir Frederick Boyne
• Eileen Munro as Mrs. Rivers
• Fewlass Llewellyn as Sir James Holforth

References

1. Wood p.77
2. Web site: Ask Beccles (1934). https://web.archive.org/web/20090114065424/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/66343. dead. 14 January 2009. BFI.

Bibliography

• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.