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The Cavalier of the Streets

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The Cavalier of the Streets
Directed byHarold French
Written by
Based onshort story The Cavalier of the Streets by Michael Arlen[1]
Produced byAnthony Havelock-Allan
Starring
CinematographyFrancis Carver
Production
company
Distributed byParamount British Pictures (UK)
Release date
  • March 1937 (1937-03) (UK)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Cavalier of the Streets is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Harold French and starring Margaret Vyner, Patrick Barr and Carl Harbord. It was filmed at Pinewood Studios.[2][3] An aristocratic lady is blackmailed.[4]

Plot

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In this courtroom drama, barrister Sir John Avalon's wife Fay is accused of murdering her husband. Will her husband's partner, the Cavalier, who is blackmailing her, confess to killing him in time to save her life?

Cast

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  • Patrick Barr as The Cavalier
  • Margaret Vyner as Fay Avalon
  • Carl Harbord as Prince Karanov
  • James Craven as Sir John Avalon
  • Peggy Chester as Daphne Brook
  • Laura Smithson as Mrs Rudd
  • Renee De Vaux as Lady Carnal
  • Leo Genn as Attorney General

Critical reception

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TV Guide wrote, "More boring courtroom drama; English directors of the 1930s never seemed to tire of this stuff. Genn's brief appearance is the only enlivening factor here."[5]

References

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  1. ^ Goble, Alan (1 January 1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Cavalier of the Streets – Pinewood filming location". www.pinewoodgroup.com.
  3. ^ "The Cavalier of the Streets (1937)". Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
  4. ^ "The Cavalier of the Streets (1937) – Harold French – Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related – AllMovie". AllMovie.
  5. ^ "The Cavalier Of The Streets". TVGuide.com.
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