| The Deputy Drummer | |
| Director: | Lupino Lane |
| Producer: | Ian Sutherland |
| Based On: | the musical Darling, I Love You by Stanley Brightman & Arthur Rigby |
| Cinematography: | Alex Bryce |
| Editing: | Sam Simmonds |
| Studio: | St. George's Pictures |
| Distributor: | Columbia Pictures |
| Runtime: | 71 minutes |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
The Deputy Drummer is a 1935 British musical film directed by Lupino Lane and starring Lane, Jean Denis and Kathleen Kelly.[1]
The film was based on a stage musical.[2] It was shot at Wembley Studios as a quota quickie for release by the American company Columbia Pictures.[3] The film's sets were designed by the art director Andrew Mazzei.[4]
Drummer and aspiring composer Adolphus Miggs is fired by his exasperated bandleader. A talent agent secures him a job as a drummer at a society party, unaware that his former band have also been hired. To add to the confusion he masquerades as an aristocrat of the same name. Fortunately in the process he manages to foil some jewel thieves.
In summing up the film, the magazine Picturegoer concluded that "Lupino Lane's dances are its only asset".[5]