| Down River | |
| Director: | Peter Godfrey |
| Producer: | L'Estrange Fawcett |
| Starring: | Charles Laughton Jane Baxter Harold Huth |
| Music: | Louis Levy |
| Cinematography: | Percy Strong |
| Studio: | Gaumont British Picture Corporation |
| Distributor: | Gaumont British Distributors |
| Runtime: | 73 minutes |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
Down River is a 1931 British crime film directed by Peter Godfrey and starring Charles Laughton, Jane Baxter and Harold Huth.[1] Based on a novel by "Seamark" (Austin J. Small),[2] it was made at Lime Grove Studios[3] with sets designed by Andrew Mazzei. Produced as a second feature, it is classified as a quota quickie.[4]
A man smuggling drugs up the River Thames is caught when a newspaper reporter pursues him.