The Green Cockatoo

The Green Cockatoo (1937)

She Lost Herself In Murder!

A young girl is travelling to London to find work. Arriving at the station, she meets a man who has been stabbed by a member of a gang of crooks involved with greyhound racing. She becomes a suspect, but flees the scene in order to deliver a message to the dead man's brother. She is protected from the police by a night club entertainer, who she learns is the man she is seeking.

Date of release
1937-12-01
TMDB
5.9 / 10 (13)
Runtime
1h 5m
Genres
Crime, Drama
Director
William Cameron Menzies

Casting

Interesting facts

The Green Cockatoo is a 1937 British drama film directed by William Cameron Menzies and starring John Mills, Rène Ray, and Robert Newton. It was adapted by Ted Barkman from a story by Graham Greene and shot at Denham Studios. It tells the story of an innocent young woman who arrives in London looking for work and, pursued by both criminals and police, is involved in a headlong series of fights and flights.

Production

According to the British Film Institute the film was made c.1937 but not released until 1940 after some re-shooting and re-editing. The opening music is "In Town Tonight", by Eric Coates.

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