The Ace of Spades

For the 1972 film, see Night of the Strangler.

The Ace of Spades is a 1935 British drama film directed by George Pearson and starring Michael Hogan, Dorothy Boyd and Richard Cooper.^[1][2] It was written by Gerard Fairlie based on the 1919 novel of the same title by John Crawford Fraser.

The Ace of Spades
Directed by	George Pearson
Written by	Gerard Fairlie John Crawford Fraser (novel)
Produced by	Julius Hagen
Starring	Michael Hogan Dorothy Boyd Richard Cooper Michael Shepley
Cinematography	Ernest Palmer
Edited by	Michael C. Chorlton
Music by	W.L. Trytel
Production company	Twickenham Studios
Distributed by	Radio Pictures
Release date	February 1935 (1935-02)
Running time	66 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Plot

Nick Trent is young by-election candidate supporting the building of a new railway line through the estate of a local landowner. When the landowner is knocked down and killed by a car, Trent is suspected of involvement.

Cast

• Michael Hogan as Nick Trent
• Dorothy Boyd as Nita Daventry
• Richard Cooper as Tony Cosgrave
• Michael Shepley as George Despard
• Jane Carr as Cleo Despard
• Geraldine Fitzgerald as Evelyn Daventry
• Sebastian Shaw as Trent
• Felix Aylmer as Lord Yardleigh
• Bobbie Comber as Andrews

Reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Michael Hogan, in a good part, makes a hit in this film, and whole cast plays well. The action is smooth, and the production polished. The plot is an interesting one, but the ending is something of an anti-climax."^[3]

Picturegoer wrote: "An artificial and rather boring story dealing with a by-election. Dialogue is very poor and the threads of the plot too involved and pedestrian to be interesting."^[4]