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Youd Be Surprised!

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Country
  
United Kingdom

Director
  
Walter Forde

Language
  
English

Writer
  
Harry Fowler Mear
,
Sidney Gilliat

Release date
  
April 1930

Youd Be Surprised! is a 1930 British musical comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Forde, Joy Windsor and Frank Stanmore. The film was shot at the Nettlefold Studios in Walton. It was made during the transition to sound film. Originally silent, it had synchronised songs and music added. A silent version was also released to cater to cinemas that hadnt converted to sound yet.

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Synopsis

After dressing up as a prisoner for a fancy dress party, a songwriter is mistaken for a notorious escaped convict.

Cast

  • Walter Forde as Walter
  • Joy Windsor as Maisie Vane
  • Frank Stanmore as Frankie
  • Frank Perfitt as Major
  • Douglas Payne as Convict 99

    • Bibliography

  • Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
  • Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

    • References

    Youd Be Surprised! Wikipedia
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