Action for Slander (1937)
A bankrupt officer, accused of cheating at cards, defends his honour with a writ.
- Date of release
- 1937-07-21
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Tim Whelan
Casting
- Clive Brook — Ann Daviot
- Ann Todd — Ann Daviot
- Margaretta Scott — Josie Bradford
- Arthur Margetson — Capt. Hugh Bradford
- Ronald Squire — Charles Cinderford
- Athole Stewart — Lord Pontefract
- Percy Marmont — Sir Bernard Roper (as Frank Celier)
- Anthony Holles — John Grant
- Kate Cutler — The Dowager
- Enid Stamp-Taylor — Jenny
- Morton Selten — Judge Trotter (as Morton Selton)
- Francis L. Sullivan — Sir Quinton Jessops (as Francis Sullavan)
Interesting facts
Action for Slander is a 1937 British drama film directed by Tim Whelan and starring Clive Brook, Ann Todd and Googie Withers. The plot is about an army officer who is falsely accused at cheating at cards by a man whose wife he had an affair with and struggles to clear his name. It was an adaptation of the 1937 novel Action for Slander by Mary Borden.
Production
The film was made independently at Denham Studios by Victor Saville with backing from Alexander Korda's London Film Productions. It was adapted from the novel Action for Slander by Mary Borden that was released the same year.
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