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The Crimes of Stephen Hawke (1936)

Country of Origin: UK
Year of Production: 1936
Running Times: 70 mins
Format: black and white     35mm
Ratio: 1.37:1
Sound: mono

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Ambassador Film Productions Ltd/George King Productions
Presenter: George King
Production Manager: Harold Richmond

SCRIPT
Script: Frederick Hayward, Tod Slaughter (uncredited)
Scenario: Paul White
Dialogue: Jack Celestin
Additional Dialogue: H.F. Maltby

DIRECTION
Director: George King
Assistant Directors: Ronald Kinnoch, Michael Worth

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Ronald Neame

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: John Seabourne Sr

SOUND
Sound Recordist: John K. Byers

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Art Director: Philip Bawcombe

OTHER CREW
Continuity: Olga Brook

LOCATIONS
Studio: Shepperton Studios, England, UK

CAST
Tod Slaughter (Stephen Hawke)
Marjorie Taylor (Julia Hawke)
D.J. Williams (Joshua Trimble)
Eric Portman (Matthew Trimble)
Ben Soutten (Nathaniel)
Gerald Barry (Miles Archer)
George M. Slater (Lord Brickhaven)
Charles Penrose (landlord)

AVAILABILITY

UK
Theatrical Distributors: Ambassador Films; MGM-British

USA
Video Distributor: Sinister Cinema

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

UK
Rating: A

TIMELINE

1987
March

31: UK - television broadcast (on Channel 4)

1998
May

23: UK - television broadcast (on Channel 4)

REFERENCES

MAGAZINES

Kinematograph Weekly no.1518 (21 May 1936) (UK)
review

Monthly Film Bulletin vol.3 no.29 (May 1936) p.81 (UK)
credits, review (by E.P.)

KEYWORDS

serial killers

 


Last Updated: 15 October, 2008

 


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