A financier boards the Dover ferry to save a deal. His secretary’s lover is on the same crossing.
1933 · British crime drama · Black and white · Approximately 70 minutes
Synopsis
With a business deal in jeopardy, financier Jacob Van Eeden takes the ferry from Dover to Calais with his secretary, Marion Slade. A chance encounter with Peter Bradley, the man Marion loves, gives Van Eeden something else to worry about. As the passengers settle in for the crossing, the tensions between the three begin to spill over.
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Film credits
Director · Milton Rosmer
Writing credits · Angus MacPhail and Ian Dalrymple
Cinematography · Philip Tannura
Editing · Dan Birt
Art direction · Alfred Junge
Production company · Gaumont-British Picture Corporation
Production and film notes
The film dates from 1933 in Britain. The AFI Catalog lists it under 1934, the year of its American release. AFI also records additional scripting credits attributed by later sources to W. P. Lipscomb and Cyril Campion. AFI Catalog
The opening follows the boat train to Dover. Look for the Southern Railway locomotive Howard of Effingham at Folkestone Warren and the approach to Dover Marine station. British Railway Movie Database
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