Two Crowded Hours

Two Crowded Hours (1931)

A murderer is on the run from prison and is out to get everyone, especially the girl, who put him there. The detective gives chase with the help of a London cabbie who has aspirations of becoming a policeman himself.

Date of release
1931-07-08
TMDB
10.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
43m
Genres
Drama
Director
Michael Powell

Casting

Interesting facts

Two Crowded Hours is a 1931 British comedy drama film directed by Michael Powell and starring John Longden, Jane Welsh, and Jerry Verno. It was written by Joseph Jefferson Farjeon, and was made as a quota quickie. It is the first film where Powell is credited as the director.

Production

Two Crowded Hours was produced by Jerry Jackson for the Film Engineering Company and distributed by the British arm of Fox Pictures. Shooting was completed in 12 days in April 1931 in and around London's Soho.

"It was played for laughs and thrills", Powell said, "and we were paid £1 per foot by Fox. (216) We got £4,000 on delivery so obviously we had to make it for £3,000".

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