The Pride of the Force is a 1933 British comedy film directed and co-written by Norman Lee and starring Leslie Fuller, Patrick Aherne, Faith Bennett and Hal Gordon.[1] The plot concerns a farmworker who inadvertently becomes the pride of the Metropolitan Police force.
Produced by British International Pictures as part of a series of vehicles for the music hall star Leslie Fuller, it was shot at the company's Elstree Studios.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director John Mead. It was trade shown in August 1933 but didn't go on full release until March 1934.
Cast
- Leslie Fuller as Bill / Bob Porter
- Patrick Aherne as Max Heinrich
- Nancy Bates as Sheila
- Faith Bennett as Peggy Ramsbottom
- King Curtis as Steve
- Alf Goddard as Sergeant Brown
- Hal Gordon as Dick Smith
- Frank Perfitt as Inspector Ramsbottom
- Ben Welden as Tony Carlotti
References
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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