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Tilly of Bloomsbury (1931 film)

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Tilly of Bloomsbury
Directed byJack Raymond
Written byW. P. Lipscomb
Based onTilly of Bloomsbury by Ian Hay
Produced byJack Raymond
StarringSydney Howard
Phyllis Konstam
Richard Bird
Edward Chapman
CinematographyFreddie Young
Edited byThorold Dickinson
Production
company
Sterling Films
Distributed bySterling Films
Release date
  • 29 April 1931 (1931-04-29)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Tilly of Bloomsbury is a 1931 British comedy film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Sydney Howard, Phyllis Konstam, Richard Bird and Edward Chapman. It is based on the play Tilly of Bloomsbury by Ian Hay, previously adapted into a 1921 silent film of the same title It was shot at the Elstree Studios outside London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Clifford Pember. The screenplay concerns a woman who falls in love with an aristocrat.

Premise

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A young woman falls in love with an aristocrat and tries to convince his parents that she is herself wealthy.[1]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "Tilly of Bloomsbury (1931)". BFI. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2020.

Bibliography

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  • Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
  • Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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