Commissionaire (film) explained

Commissionaire
Director:	Edward Dryhurst
Producer:	Edward G. Whiting
Starring:	Sam Livesey Barry Livesey George Carney
Cinematography:	Desmond Dickinson
Studio:	Granville Films
Runtime:	72 minutes
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English

Commissionaire is a 1933 British crime film directed by Edward Dryhurst and starring Sam Livesey, Barry Livesey and George Carney.^[1] It was shot at Cricklewood Studios as a quota quickie for release by MGM.^[2]

Plot

A Commissionaire is suspected of a robbery committed by his son.

Cast

• Sam Livesey as Sergeant George Brown
• Barry Livesey as Tom Brown
• George Carney as Sergeant Ted Seymour
• Betty Huntley-Wright as Betty Seymour
• Julie Suedo as Thelma Monsell
• Robert English as Colonel Gretton
• Hannah Jones as Mrs. Brown
• Granville Ferrier as Desborough
• Georgie Harris as Briggs
• Humberston Wright as Quartermaster

References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20090117120147/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/174505 BFI.org
2. Chibnall p.271

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.