Third Time Lucky

 

Third Time Lucky - 1931 | 85 mins | Comedy | B&W

The Production Team

Director: Walter Forde.
Producer: Michael Balcon.
Script: Angus MacPhail, Sidney Gilliat and H. Fowler Mear. (from the play Arnold Ridley)
Cinematography: William Shenton.
Film Editing: Ian Dalrymple.
Art Direction: Walter W. Murton.
Sound Department: George Gunn.

The Cast

Bobby Howes - Rev. Arthur Fear
Gordon Harker - Meggitt
Dorothy Boyd - Jennifer Elling
Clare Greet - Mrs. Scratton
Garry Marsh - Capt. Adrian Crowther
Margaret Yarde - Mrs. Clutterbuck
Henry Mollison - Stanley Crofts
Marie Ault - Mrs. Midge

Plot Synopsis

Successful film version of Arnold Ridley’s comedy-thriller about introverted cleric Reverend Arthur Fear (Bobby Howes) who sets out overcome his timidity and defend his ward, Jennifer (Dorothy Boyd), from a former lover. Jennifer is newly engaged, and Fear must recover some letters that his ward had written to a suave rogue (Garry Marsh) who is now blackmailing her.