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You'd Be Surprised! is a 1930 British musical comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Forde, Joy Windsor and Frank Stanmore.[1] The film was shot at the Nettlefold Studios in Walton. It was made during the transition to sound film.[2] Originally silent, it had synchronised songs and music added. A silent version was also released to cater to cinemas that hadn't converted to sound yet.[3]
You'd Be Surprised! | |
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Directed by | Walter Forde |
Written by | Walter Forde Harry Fowler Mear Sidney Gilliat |
Produced by | Archibald Nettlefold |
Starring | Walter Forde Joy Windsor Frank Perfitt Frank Stanmore |
Cinematography | Geoffrey Faithfull |
Edited by | Walter Forde |
Music by | Paul Mulder |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Butcher's Film Service |
Release date |
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Running time | 66 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
After dressing up as a prisoner for a fancy dress party, a songwriter is mistaken for a notorious escaped convict.
Allmovie described it as a "bouncy musical...At one point, the star ventures into Harold Lloyd territory when he finds himself manacled to a huge and surly thug who drags our poor hero all over London. Much of the film suffers from substandard sound recording, though a few innovative audio effects emerge from the cacophony."[4]
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