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Blind Folly

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Blind Folly
Directed byReginald Denham
Written byJohn Hunter
H. F. Maltby
Produced byA. George Smith
Starring
CinematographyGeoffrey Faithfull
Production
company
Canterbury Films
Distributed byRKO Pictures
Release date
  • 10 November 1939 (1939-11-10)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Blind Folly is a 1939 British comedy film directed by Reginald Denham and starring Clifford Mollison, Lilli Palmer, and Leslie Perrins.[1] The screenplay concerns a man who inherits a nightclub that belonged to his brother but soon discovers that it is the headquarters for a dangerous criminal gang.

It was made at Walton Studios as a quota quickie.[2]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "Blind Folly (1939)". BFI. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
  2. ^ Chibnall p.301

Bibliography

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  • Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
  • Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
  • Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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