The Case for the Crown explained

The Case for the Crown
Director:	George A. Cooper
Producer:	George A. Cooper
Based On:	short story An Error of Judgement by Anthony Gittins^[1]
Starring:	Miles Mander Meriel Forbes Whitmore Humphries
Studio:	British and Dominions
Distributor:	Paramount British Pictures
Runtime:	70 minutes
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English

The Case for the Crown is a 1934 British crime film directed by George A. Cooper and starring Miles Mander, Meriel Forbes and Whitmore Humphries.^[2] It was made at British and Dominions Elstree Studios as a quota quickie for release by Paramount Pictures.^[3]

Plot

A business partner is found dead and the company accounts have been tampered with; but is it murder or suicide?

Cast

• Miles Mander as James L. Barton
• Meriel Forbes as Shirley Rainsford
• Whitmore Humphries as Roy Matherson
• Lawrence Anderson as Roxy
• David Horne as James Rainsford
• Gordon McLeod as Prosecution
• John Turnbull as Prof. Lawrence

Critical reception

TV Guide called it "another dull British courtroom drama."^[4]

References

1. Book: Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. 1 January 1999. Walter de Gruyter. 9783110951943. Google Books.
2. Web site: The Case for the Crown (1934). https://web.archive.org/web/20171201034344/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a73c20b. dead. 1 December 2017.
3. Wood p.81
4. Web site: The Case For The Crown. TVGuide.com.

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.