| Creeping Shadows | |
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| Directed by | John Orton |
| Written by | J. O. C. Orton |
| Based on | The Limping Man by William Matthew Scott |
| Produced by | John Orton |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Colin Wark |
| Production company | British International Pictures |
| Distributed by | Wardour Films |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 79 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Creeping Shadows is a 1931 British crime film directed by John Orton and starring Franklin Dyall, Arthur Hardy and Margot Grahame. It was made at the Welwyn Studios of British International Pictures. It was released in America under the alternative title The Limping Man, which was the name of the original West End play by William Matthew Scott on which the film is based.
Plot
Three victims plan to murder a retired informant.
Cast
- Franklin Dyall as Disher
- Arthur Hardy as Sir Edwin Paget
- Margot Grahame as Gloria Paget
- Lester Matthews as Brian Nash
- Jeanne Stuart as Olga Hoyt
- Gerald Rawlinson as Paul Tegle
- David Hawthorne as Peter Hoyt
- Charles Farrell as Chicago Joe
- Henrietta Watson as Lady Paget
- Matthew Boulton as Inspector Potter
- Percy Parsons as Limping Man
- Hal Gordon
- Samuel Pringle
- Ernest Stidwell
References
- Wood p.71
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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