Not So Quiet on the Western Front (film) explained
Not So Quiet on the Western Front is a 1930 British comedy film directed by Monty Banks and starring Leslie Fuller, Mona Goya and Wilfred Temple.[1] It was made as a quota quickie by British International Pictures at Elstree Studios.[2] Its title is a reference to All Quiet on the Western Front.
Cast
- Leslie Fuller as Bill Smith
- Mona Goya as Fifi
- Wilfred Temple as Bob
- Stella Browne as Yvonne
- Gladys Cruickshank as Mimi
- Gerald Lyle as Private Very
- Dmitri Vetter as Private John Willie
- Syd Courtenay as Lieutenant
- Frank Melroyd as Sergeant
- Marjorie Loring as Diane
- Nina Olivette as Dancer
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
- https://web.archive.org/web/20090205171237/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/27331 Ftvdb
- Chibnall p.261
