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The House of the Spaniard
The House of the Spaniard
	Brigitte Horney and Peter Haddon
Directed by	Reginald Denham
Written by	Arthur Behrend, The House of the Spaniard (novel); Basil Mason
Produced by	Hugh Perceval
Starring	Peter Haddon; Brigitte Horney; Jean Galland; Allan Jeayes
Cinematography	Franz Weihmayr
Music by	Allan Gray
Production; company	Phoenix Films
Distributed by	Associated British
Release date	November 1936;
Running time	71 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The House of the Spaniard is a 1936 British comedy thriller film directed by Reginald Denham and starring Peter Haddon, Brigitte Horney and Allan Jeayes.^[1] It is set in Lancashire and Spain, during the ongoing Spanish Civil War. It was shot at Ealing Studios in west London, England, and on location in Lancashire and Spain. Art direction was by Holmes Paul. It was based on a novel of the same title by Arthur Behrend, which was published in 1935.

Synopsis

An unemployed and seemingly dull-witted young man named David Grey stays with his friend Johnny Gilchrist in Liverpool while he looks for work. Due to a mistake, he is hired by a Spanish-owned shipping company whose owner "Don" Pedro de Guzman lives in a lonely, mysterious house in the marshes outside Liverpool. Grey's curiosity is aroused by the unexplained death of a man whom he had spoken to on the marshes, close to the house. His investigations lead to his abduction and detention on one of Guzman's steamers, which takes to Spain where he becomes embroiled in an attempted revolution in Spain, which fails. He is eventually able to escape thanks to the help of Guzman's daughter, Margarita.

Cast

Brigitte Horney as Margarita de Guzman
Peter Haddon as David Grey
Jean Galland as Ignacio
Allan Jeayes as Don Pedro de Guzman
Gyles Isham as John Gilchrist
Hay Petrie as Orlando
Ivor Barnard as Mott
Minnie Rayner as Mrs. Blossom
Gibson Gowland as 1st Captain
David Horne as 2nd Captain
Ernest Jay
Charles Lloyd-Pack as Man in train
Fred O'Donovan as McNail
Abraham Sofaer as Vidal

References

^ BFI.org

Bibliography

Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The British 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.