The Silver Spoon Explained

The Silver Spoon
Director:	George King
Producer:	Irving Asher
Starring:	Ian Hunter Garry Marsh Binnie Barnes
Cinematography:	Basil Emmott
Studio:	Warner Brothers-First National Productions
Distributor:	Warner Brothers
Runtime:	64 minutes
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English

The Silver Spoon is a 1933 British comedy crime film directed by George King and starring Ian Hunter, Garry Marsh and Cecil Parker.^[1] It was produced and distributed as a quota quickie by Warner Brothers and was shot at the company's Teddington Studios in London.^[2] The Silver Spoon is classed by the British Film Institute as a lost film.^[3]

Synopsis

The screenplay concerns a homeless man who admits to a murder he did not commit in order to protect a woman.

Cast

• Ian Hunter as Captain Watts-Winyard
• Garry Marsh as Hon. Roland Stone
• Binnie Barnes as Lady Perivale
• Cecil Parker as Trevor
• Cecil Humphreys as Lord Perivale
• Joan Playfair as Denise
• O. B. Clarence as Parker
• George Merritt as Inspector Innes

References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20090115065501/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/50750 BFI.org
2. Chibnall p.275
3. http://www.britishpictures.com/articles/missing.htm Missing Believed Lost

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.