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Thark (film)

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Genre
  
Comedy, Horror

Initial release
  
July 27, 1932 (London)

Running time
  
1h 19m

Story by
  
Ben Travers

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Duration
  

Director
  
Tom Walls

Screenplay
  
Ben Travers

Writer
  
Ben Travers (play), Ben Travers (screenplay)

Cast
  
Tom Walls
(Sir Hector Benbow),
Ralph Lynn
(Ronald Gamble),
Robertson Hare
(Hook),
Mary Brough
(Mrs Todd),
Gordon James
(Death)

Similar movies
  
Dishonour Bright (1936), Kings Rhapsody (1955), Laughing Anne (1954), Forever and a Day (1943)

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Thark is a 1932 British film farce, directed by Tom Walls, with a script by Ben Travers. The film is a screen adaptation of the original 1927 Aldwych farce of the play of the same title. It was made at Elstree Studios.

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Plot synopsis

Mrs Todd is aggrieved at finding that the country house she has bought is evidently haunted. Sir Hector Benbow and his nephew, on behalf of the previous owner, set out to demonstrate that there is no ghost.

Cast

  • Hook – Robertson Hare*
  • Warner – Marjorie Corbett
  • Cherry Buck – Joan Brierley
  • Lionel Todd – Claude Hulbert
  • Mrs Todd – Mary Brough*
  • Sir Hector Benbow – Tom Walls*
  • Ronald Gamble – Ralph Lynn*
  • Lady Benbow – Beryl de Querton
  • Kitty Stratton – Evelyn Bostock
  • Death – Gordon James*
  • Whittle – Hastings Lynn*

    • Cast members marked * were the creators of the roles in the original stage production; the Todds were surnamed "Frush" in the stage play.

    Reception

    The film was popular at the box office.

    References

    Thark (film) Wikipedia
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    Thark (film) IMDb