Lightning Conductor (film) explained

Lightning Conductor
Director:Maurice Elvey
Producer:Anthony Havelock-Allan
Starring:Gordon Harker
John Lodge
Sally Gray
Ernest Thesiger
Cinematography:Francis Carver
Studio:Pinebrook Studios
Runtime:79 minutes
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English

Lightning Conductor is a 1938 British comedy thriller film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Gordon Harker, John Lodge and Sally Gray.[1] It was made at Pinewood Studios.

Plot

A London bus driver becomes embroiled in a plot by foreign agents to steal secret documents.

Cast

Critical reception

Allmovie noted a "breezy British action comedy...No mere programmer, The Lightning Conductor is exceptionally well cast, with such reliables as John Lodge, Sally Gray, Ernst Thesiger and Steven Geray going through their usual expert paces."[2] and TV Guide called it "a suspenseful comedy with some goodcharacterizations."[3]

References

  1. Web site: Lightning Conductor (1938). BFI. 28 July 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20121019143945/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/263150. 19 October 2012. dead.
  2. Web site: Lightning Conductor (1938) - Maurice Elvey - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie. Hal Erickson. AllMovie.
  3. Web site: Lightning Conductor. TVGuide.com.