Death Croons the Blues explained

Death Croons the Blues
Director:	David MacDonald
Producer:	Julius Hagen
Music:	W.L. Trytel
Cinematography:	Sydney Blythe
Studio:	St. Margaret's Films
Runtime:	74 minutes
Country:	United Kingdom

Death Croons the Blues is a 1937 British crime film directed by David MacDonald and starring Hugh Wakefield, Antoinette Cellier and George Hayes.^[1] The film was made at Twickenham Studios by the producer Julius Hagen whose ownership of the company was about to be ended due to financial problems.

Plot

A reporter manages to prove a man innocent of murdering a singer.

Cast

• Hugh Wakefield as Jim Martin
• Antoinette Cellier as Lady Constance Gaye
• George Hayes as Hugo Branker
• Hugh Burden as Viscount Brent
• Gillian Lind
  • John Turnbull Barbara Everest

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. Wood p.94