The Way of Youth

1934 British film

Amy Kennedy Gould (play)
Sherard Powell
Ralph Neale (play)

Produced byNorman WalkerStarring

Irene Vanbrugh
Aileen Marson
Sebastian Shaw

CinematographyEric CrossEdited byCecil H. Williamson

Production
company

British and Dominions

Distributed byParamount British Pictures

Release date

27 November 1934 (1934-11-27)

Running time

66 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish

The Way of Youth is a 1934 British crime film directed by Norman Walker and starring Irene Vanbrugh, Aileen Marson and Sebastian Shaw. It was made at British and Dominions Elstree Studios as a quota quickie.^[1]^[2]

Premise

A young woman and her army officer fiancé fall into heavy debt at a gambling club run by her own estranged grandmother.

Cast

Irene Vanbrugh as Madame Bonnard
Aileen Marson as Carol Bonnard
Sebastian Shaw as Lieut. Alan Marmon
Henry Victor as M. Sylvestre
Diana Wilson as Grace Bonnard
Robert Rendel as Sir Peter Marmon
Leslie Bradley as Lieut. Burton

References

^ Chibnall p.281
^ "Quota quickies" was an alliterative industry-term for British B-films: scripted, filmed, edited, and distributed on a three-week cycle. The filming schedule was very consistent: "arrive at 6am for hair and make-up, then a welcome break for tea [..., which] set you up for the day, which finished at 6pm." Rona Anderson, "Foreword", in Steve Chibnall et al., The British 'B' Film (London: Bloomsbury, 2009), ISBN 9781844575749

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.