Illegal (1932)
This is the story of a woman who kicks out her no-good second husband after he wastes all her money. Since gambling and drink had taken all her money, she decides to use the money from a windfall to open an illegal after hours night club and gambling parlor, in order to provide her two daughters with a high society education. Eventually she gets caught, and the daughters take over the night club and legitimize it. But the daughters have conflicts, and the no-good husband shows up to complicate matters.
- Date of release
- 1932-04-26
- TMDB
- 6.6 / 10 (5)
- Runtime
- 1h 11m
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Director
- William C. McGann
Casting
- Isobel Elsom — Mrs. Evelyn Dean
- Ivor Barnard — Albert
- D.A. Clarke-Smith — Franklyn Dean (as D.E. Clarke-Smith)
- Margot Grahame — Dorothy Turner
Interesting facts
Illegal is a 1932 British crime drama film directed by William C. McGann and starring Isobel Elsom, Ivor Barnard and D. A. Clarke-Smith. It was written by Irving Asher and Roland Pertwee.
Production
The film was made as a quota quickie at Teddington Studios by the British branch of Warner Brothers.
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