The Pride of the Force

Produced byNorman LeeStarringCinematographyClaude Friese-GreeneEdited byEdward B. JarvisMusic byIdris LewisDistributed byWardour FilmsAugust 193375 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish

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.

External links

• The Pride of the Force at IMDb