Suspense (1930)
During the First World War a British unit take up a new position in a trench unaware that the Germans are laying a mine underneath it.
- Date of release
- 1930-07-04
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Genres
- War, Drama
- Director
- Walter Summers
Casting
- Mickey Brantford — Pvt. Pettigrew
- Cyril McLaglen — Cyril McClusky
- Jack Raine — Capt. Wilson
- Hay Petrie — Scruffy
- Fred Groves — Pvt. Lomax
- Percy Parsons — Pvt. Brett
- Syd Crossley — Cpl. Brown
- Hamilton Keene — Officer
Interesting facts
Suspense is a 1930 British war film directed by Walter Summers and starring Mickey Brantford, Cyril McLaglen and Jack Raine. It was written by Summers, adapted from the 1930 play of the same title by Patrick MacGill.
Production
The film's sets were designed by John Mead. The battle effects were created under the supervision of Cliff Richardson at Elstree Studios which was owned by British International Pictures. Richardson recalled: "I was put in charge of battle effects, which were on a fairly large scale. ... Even today I shudder to think of the chances that were taken in making up flash powder."
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