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Action for Slander (1937)

Director: Tim Whelan

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From Time Out Film Guide

Upright stuff with Brook, the quintessential Englishman, being spitefully accused of cheating at cards by the husband of a woman with whom Brook is infatuated. He may be a bounder but he's not a cad, and he insists (at the cost of his good name and his army career) on proving it in court. Ann Todd (as his wife) does a passable imitation of a volcano about to blow, and Margaretta Scott has a ball as the 'other woman'. It's sincere enough but all rather leaden.

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Cast & crew

Director: Tim Whelan

Producer: Alexander Korda, Victor Saville

Cast: Clive Brook, Ann Todd, Margaretta Scott, Ronald Squire, Morton Selten, Felix Aylmer, Arthur Margetson full cast

Duration: 83 mins


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