Suspense (1930 film) explained

Suspense
Director:	Walter Summers
Producer:	Walter Summers
Starring:	Mickey Brantford Cyril McLaglen Jack Raine Hay Petrie
Music:	Dallas Bower
Cinematography:	Theodor Sparkuhl Hal Young
Editing:	Walter Stokvis
Studio:	British International Pictures
Distributor:	Wardour Films
Runtime:	75 minutes
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English
Budget:	$50,000^[1]
Gross:	$150,000

Suspense is a 1930 British war film directed by Walter Summers and starring Mickey Brantford, Cyril McLaglen and Jack Raine.^[2] The battle effects were created under the supervision of Cliff Richardson at Elstree Studios which was owned by British International Pictures.^[3] The film's sets were designed by John Mead. It is an adaptation of the play of the same title by Patrick MacGill.

Premise

During the First World War a British unit take up a new position in a trench unaware that the Germans are laying a mine underneath it.

Cast

• Mickey Brantford as Private Pettigrew
• Cyril McLaglen as Cyril McClusky
• Jack Raine as Captain Wilson
• Hay Petrie as Scruffy
• Fred Groves as Private Lomax
• Percy Parsons as Private Brett
• Syd Crossley as Corporal Brown
• Hamilton Keene as Officer

Notes and References

1. Variety. English Making Money. 57. 17 September 1930.
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20090114132646/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/363491 Suspense
3. Action! Fifty Years in the Life of a Union. Published: 1983 (UK). Publisher: ACTT. . Gunpowder and Smoke - Cliff Richardson p125 "On Walter Summers' film Suspense I was put in charge of battle effects, which were on a fairly large scale."..."Even today I shudder to think of the chances that were taken in making up flash powder..."