Chelsea Life Explained

Chelsea Life
Director:	Sidney Morgan
Producer:	Sidney Morgan
Starring:	Louis Hayward Molly Johnson Anna Lee
Cinematography:	Henry Harris
Studio:	British & Dominions Film Corporation
Runtime:	69 minutes
Country:	United Kingdom

Chelsea Life is a 1933 British drama film directed by Sidney Morgan and starring Louis Hayward, Molly Johnson and Anna Lee.^[1] It was shot at Elstree Studios as a quota quickie for release by the British subsidiary of Paramount Pictures.^[2]

Plot

A painter passes off another artist's work as his own and mixes in high society.

Cast

• Louis Hayward as David Fenner
• Molly Johnson as Lulu
• Anna Lee as Honourable Muriel Maxton
• Kathleen Saxon as Mrs. Bonnington
• Stanley Vilven as Grillini
• Gordon McLeod as Lawton Hodge
• Eric Hales as Harry Gordon
• Patrick Ludlow as Lancelot Humphrey
• Arthur Chesney as Ambrose Lincoln

Bibliography

• Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20090114065417/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/29244 BFI.org
2. Chibnall p.271