The Lyons Mail
| The Lyons Mail | |
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| Directed by | Arthur Maude |
| Written by | H. Fowler Mear |
| Based on | The Lyons Mail by Charles Reade |
| Produced by | Julius Hagen |
| Starring | John Martin Harvey Norah Baring Ben Webster Moore Marriott |
| Cinematography | Sydney Blythe |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Woolf & Freedman Film Service |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Lyons Mail is a 1931 British historical mystery adventure film directed by Arthur Maude and starring John Martin Harvey, Norah Baring, and Ben Webster.[1] It was based on the 1877 play The Lyons Mail by Charles Reade which in turn was based on his 1854 play The Courier of Lyons.[2] The film was also released under the alternative title Courrier de Lyon. It had previously been made into a 1916 silent film The Lyons Mail. The story is based on the Courrier de Lyon case. It was shot at the Twickenham Studios in London.[3] Filmed in 1930, it was to be leading actor John Martin-Harvey's only sound film.
Cast
- John Martin Harvey as Joseph Lesurques
- Norah Baring as Julie
- Ben Webster as Jerome Lesurques
- Moore Marriott as Choppard
- George Thirlwell as Jean Didier
- Michael Hogan as Courrioll
- Sheila Wray as Madame Choppard
- Eric Howard as Fouinard
- Charles Paton as George Didier
- Earl Grey as Daubenton
- John Garside as Adjutant
- Gabrielle Casartelli as Maid
References
- ^ BFI.org
- ^ Haste, Steve (1997). Criminal Sentences: True Crime in Fiction and Drama. Cygnus Arts. ISBN 978-1-900541-25-1.
- ^ Cottis, David (26 December 2024). How Stage Playwrights Saved the British Cinema, 1930-1956: The Well-Made Screenplay. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 979-8-7651-0106-3.
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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