Blue Bottles (1928)

Film details

Featuring

Elsa Lanchester Joe Beckett Dorice Fordred
Director

Ivor Montagu
Country

United Kingdom
Year

1928
Genres

Police drama Comedy
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Alternative titles

Bluebottles Alternative

Synopsis

A girl blows a whistle to see what will happen. She alerts the whole police force, captures a gang of crooks and the following day is rewarded by the police.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Elsa Lanchester
    
    Elsa Lanchester
  - crook
    
    Joe Beckett
  - girlfriend of Lanchester's
    
    Dorice Fordred
  - landlady
    
    Marie Wright
  - gunman at top of stairs
    
    Charles Laughton
  - crook
    
    Norman Haire
Credits
- Direction:
  - Director
    
    Ivor Montagu
  Production:
  - [Production Company]
    
    Angle Pictures
  - Producer
    
    Simon Rowson
  - Production Manager
    
    Rich, Lionel
  Writing:
  - Screen Version [Screenplay]
    
    Frank Wells
  - From a story invented by
    
    H.G. Wells
  Photography:
  - Photography
    
    Young, F.A.
  Design:
  - Art Director
    
    Frank Wells