The Silver Spoon

This article is about a film. For The Silver Spoon, a reference work on Italian cooking, see Il cucchiaio d'argento. For the 1926 John Galsworthy novel, see A Modern Comedy.

The Silver Spoon
Directed by	George King
Written by	Brock Williams
Produced by	Irving Asher
Starring	Ian Hunter Garry Marsh Binnie Barnes
Cinematography	Basil Emmott
Production company	Warner Brothers-First National Productions
Distributed by	Warner Brothers
Release date	20 December 1933 (1933-12-20)
Running time	64 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Silver Spoon is a 1933 British comedy crime film directed by George King and starring Ian Hunter, Garry Marsh and Cecil Parker.^[1] It was produced and distributed as a quota quickie by Warner Brothers and was shot at the company's Teddington Studios in London.^[2] The Silver Spoon is classed by the British Film Institute as a lost film.^[3]

Synopsis

The screenplay concerns a homeless man who admits to a murder he did not commit in order to protect a woman.

Cast

• Ian Hunter as Captain Watts-Winyard
• Garry Marsh as Hon. Roland Stone
• Binnie Barnes as Lady Perivale
• Cecil Parker as Trevor
• Cecil Humphreys as Lord Perivale
• Joan Playfair as Denise
• O. B. Clarence as Parker
• George Merritt as Inspector Innes

References

1. BFI.org
2. Chibnall p.275
3. Missing Believed Lost British Pictures. Retrieved 21-10-2010

Bibliography

• Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

• The Silver Spoon at IMDb