Mr. Smith Carries On Explained

Mr. Smith Carries On
Director:	Lister Laurance
Producer:	Anthony Havelock-Allan
Cinematography:	Francis Carver
Editing:	Lister Laurance
Studio:	British & Dominions Film Corporation
Runtime:	68 minutes
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English

Mr. Smith Carries On is a 1937 British crime film directed by Lister Laurance and starring Edward Rigby, Julien Mitchell and H. F. Maltby. It was made at Pinewood Studios as a quota quickie for release by Paramount Pictures.^[1] The screenplay concerns a secretary who accidentally shoots a business tycoon.

Cast

• Edward Rigby as Mr. Smith
• Julien Mitchell as Mr. Minox
• H. F. Maltby as Sir Felix
• Dorothy Oldfield as Hilary Smith
• Basil Langton as Jerry Stone
• Franklyn Bellamy as Mr. Williams
• Margaret Emden as Mrs. Smith
• Frederick Culley as Mr. Fane
  • Dorothy Dewhurst Joe Monkhouse
• John Singer as Boy

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. Chibnall p.296