P.C. Josser
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P.C. Josser | |
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Directed by | Milton Rosmer |
Written by | Ernie Lotinga (play) Herbert Sargent Con West |
Produced by | Michael Balcon |
Starring | Ernie Lotinga Robert Douglas Garry Marsh |
Cinematography | William Shenton Horace Wheddon |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Woolf & Freedman |
Release date |
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Running time | 71 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
P.C. Josser is a 1931 British comedy film directed by Milton Rosmer and starring Ernie Lotinga, Robert Douglas and Garry Marsh. It was made by Gainsborough Pictures at the Islington Studios in London.[1] It is sometimes confused with another film Doctor Josser K.C. which was released the same year.
The film is based on a 1926 stage play The Police Force, written by Lotinga himself, about a discharged policeman who is able to prevent dishonesty in the horseracing world.
Cast
- Ernie Lotinga as Jimmy Josser
- Jack Frost as Nobby
- Maisie Darrell as Violet Newsome
- Robert Douglas as Dick Summers
- Garry Marsh as Carson
- Max Avieson as Travers
References
- ^ Wood p.69
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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