Up to the Neck
- Ralph Lynn
- Winifred Shotter
- Francis Lister
company
- August 1933 (1933-08)
Up to the Neck is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Ralph Lynn, Winifred Shotter and Francis Lister.[1] It was made at British and Dominion's Elstree Studios.[2]
Plot
Shy bank clerk Norman B. Good comes into a big inheritance and uses it to realise his ambition to be a theatre impresario. Falling for chorus girl April Dawne, he invests most of his money in an expensive show designed to make her a star. When the production is a disaster, Norman takes to the stage in a desperate bid to improve the play by playing the lead. His monocle and toothy grin win him raves as a comic genius (despite the fact that he was playing the role straight), and the show becomes a hit as a comedy.
Cast
- Ralph Lynn as Norman B. Good
- Winifred Shotter as April Dawne
- Francis Lister as Eric Warwick
- Reginald Purdell as Jimmy Catlin
- Mary Brough as Landlady
- Marjorie Hume as Vera Dane
- Grizelda Harvey as Miss Fish
References
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
- Up to the Neck at IMDb
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