You'd Be Surprised!

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!
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	Nettlefold Films
Distributed by	Butcher's Film Service
Release date	April 1930 (1930-04)
Running time	66 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Premise

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

Critical reception

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]