The Way of Youth
Directed byNorman Walker
Written by
  • Amy Kennedy Gould (play)
  • Sherard Powell
  • Ralph Neale (play)
Produced byNorman Walker
Starring
CinematographyEric Cross
Edited byCecil H. Williamson
Production
company
Distributed byParamount British Pictures
Release date
27 November 1934
Running time
66 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Way of Youth is a 1934 British crime film directed by Norman Walker and starring Irene Vanbrugh, Aileen Marson and Sebastian Shaw. It was made at British and Dominions Elstree Studios as a quota quickie.[1][2]

Premise

A young woman and her army officer fiancé fall into heavy debt at a gambling club run by her own estranged grandmother.

Cast

References

  1. ^ Chibnall p.281
  2. ^ "Quota quickies" was an alliterative industry-term for British B-films: scripted, filmed, edited, and distributed on a three-week cycle. The filming schedule was very consistent: "arrive at 6am for hair and make-up, then a welcome break for tea [..., which] set you up for the day, which finished at 6pm." Rona Anderson, "Foreword", in Steve Chibnall et al., The British 'B' Film (London: Bloomsbury, 2009), ISBN 9781844575749

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The films of Norman Walker
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