The film is enlivened by actual footage of motor boats filmed on the thames including a speedboat chase shot nightfornight while andrew mazzei has designed an enormous nightclub set in which helen howell performs an exotic dance in orientalstyle bobbed hair and a slinky unitard. Frankenstein is a film about a mad, obsessed scientist, dr. Wanted updated rarefilmm the cave of forgotten films. This article needs additional citations for verification. At first i rented the movie, but i was so satisfied with the film that i decided to purchase it to keep among my collection of other films. In the suburbs, a modern townhouse, left vacant, becomes home to a singleparent thai family. Discover what genre down river, 1931, directed by peter godfrey, with charles laughton, jane baxter, harold huth, belongs at turner classic movies. Henry frankenstein, who creates a monster, by taking body parts from dead people.
Colleen rennison of nosinner performs the song molly in the film down river duration. The following is an overview of 1931 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Start your 48hour free trial to unlock this down the river study guide and get instant access to the following analysis. Charles laughton, jane baxter, and harold huth in down river 1931. From a moving boat we see several sights as we travel down the river thames from westminster towards greenwich. More treasures from american film archives 18941931. The film is enlivened by actual footage of motor boats filmed on the thames including a speedboat chase shot nightfornight while andrew mazzei. Down river 1h min crime, drama may 1931 uk a customs investigator and his fiancee track down a gang of smugglers whose leader may be a murderer. More treasures from american film archives one of the problems with being a silent film buff is that after a while it is hard to find early films to view. It was made at lime grove studios with sets designed by andrew mazzei.
But, an affair between the mother and the houses expat owner, incites a troubled spirit residing upstairs. Synopsis four soldiers trapped behind enemy lines must confront their fears and desires while finding a way back to their battalion. No videos, backdrops or posters have been added to down river. Rivers end 1931 a fugitive charles bickford assumes the identity and love life of a lookalike mountie dead in a blizzard. The thames, river of liquid history from the mother of parliaments to grey greenwich. Downriver, is a very purposeful cautionary tale with somewhat bleak outcomes even when it comes to these very type of particular australian films that. When the monster mistakenly kills maria, a young girl he meets down by the river. Down river is a 1931 british crime film directed by peter godfrey and starring charles laughton, jane baxter and harold huth. James reef ireland has served time for drowning a little boy when he was a child, although the. On august 18, 1931, the yangtze river in china peaks during a horrible flood that kills 3.
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