The Road to Fortune
Directed byArthur Varney
Written byHugh Broadbridge
Produced byArthur Varney
Starring
Music byDoria March
Production
company
Starcraft
Distributed byParamount British Pictures
Release date
29 August 1930
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Road to Fortune is a 1930 British drama film directed by Arthur Varney and starring Guy Newall, Doria March and Florence Desmond.[1] It was based on a novel by Hugh Broadbridge.

It was shot at Twickenham Studios and on location in Cornwall. It was made as a quota quickie for release by Paramount Pictures.[2]

Cast

  • Guy Newall as Guy Seaton
  • Doria March as June Eastman
  • Florence Desmond as Toots Willoughby
  • Stanley Cooke as Prof. Kingsbury
  • George Vollaire as Dr. Killick
  • J.H. Wakefield as Willard
  • Jean Lester as Miss Lurcher

References

  1. BFI.org
  2. Chibnall p.262

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.


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