| The Ace of Spades | |
| Director: | George Pearson |
| Producer: | Julius Hagen |
| Starring: | Michael Hogan Dorothy Boyd Richard Cooper Michael Shepley |
| Music: | W.L. Trytel |
| Cinematography: | Ernest Palmer |
| Editing: | Michael C. Chorlton |
| Studio: | Twickenham Studios |
| Distributor: | Radio Pictures |
| Runtime: | 66 minutes |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
The Ace of Spades is a 1935 British drama film directed by George Pearson and starring Michael Hogan, Dorothy Boyd and Richard Cooper.[1] [2] It was written by Gerard Fairlie based on the 1919 novel of the same title by John Crawford Fraser.
Nick Trent is young by-election candidate supporting the building of a new railway line through the estate of a local landowner. When the landowner is knocked down and killed by a car, Trent is suspected of involvement.
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Michael Hogan, in a good part, makes a hit in this film, and whole cast plays well. The action is smooth, and the production polished. The plot is an interesting one, but the ending is something of an anti-climax."[3]
Picturegoer wrote: "An artificial and rather boring story dealing with a by-election. Dialogue is very poor and the threads of the plot too involved and pedestrian to be interesting."[4]