Pyjamas Preferred Explained

Pyjamas Preferred
Director:	Val Valentine
Starring:	Betty Amann Kenneth Kove Jay Laurier
Studio:	British Instructional Films
Distributor:	Pathé Pictures
Runtime:	46 minutes
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English

Pyjamas Preferred is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Val Valentine and starring Betty Amann, Kenneth Kove and Jay Laurier.^[1] It was based on the play The Red Dog by J.O. Twiss. It was shot at Welwyn Studios as a quota quickie.^[2]

Premise

In France the husband of a purity league leader runs a shady nightclub.

Cast

• Betty Amann as Violet Ray
• Kenneth Kove as Reverend Samson Sneed
• Jay Laurier as Pierre Gautier
• Jack Morrison as Gustave
• Fred Schwartz as Orsoni
• Amy Veness as Madame Gautier
• Hugh E. Wright as Grock

References

1. Web site: BFI | Film & TV Database | PYJAMAS PREFERRED (1932) . 31 May 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121023095245/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/47434/?availableLicense=yes . 23 October 2012 .
2. Chibnall p.265

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.