The Lion and the Lamb
| The Lion and the Lamb | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | George B. Seitz |
| Written by | Matt Taylor |
| Based on | The Lion and the Lamb by E. Phillips Oppenheim |
| Produced by | Harry Cohn |
| Starring | Walter Byron Carmel Myers Raymond Hatton Montagu Love |
| Cinematography | Henry Sharp |
| Edited by | Gene Milford |
| Music by | Sam Perry |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Lion and the Lamb is a 1931 American Pre-Code comedy thriller film directed by George B. Seitz and starring Walter Byron, Carmel Myers and Raymond Hatton.[1] It is an adaptation of the 1930 novel of the same title by E. Phillips Oppenheim.[2]
Plot[edit]
In London a young man who has recently inherited a title as an Earl encounters a notorious gang known as the Lambs and is blackmailed into joining them due to his fingerprints on a knife used to kill an alleged traitor to the gang.
Cast[edit]
- Walter Byron as Dave
- Carmel Myers as Inez
- Raymond Hatton as Muggsy
- Montagu Love as Professor Tottie
- Miriam Seegar as Madge
- Charles K. Gerrard as Bert
- Will Stanton as Ruebin
- Charles Wildish as First Lascar
- Harry Semels as Second Lascar
- Robert Milasch as Lem
- Yorke Sherwood as Wister
- Sidney Bracey as Stanton
References[edit]
- ^ Hal Erickson (2012). "The Lion and the Lamb review". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
- ^ Goble p.839
Bibliography[edit]
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links[edit]
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Categories:
- 1931 films
- 1931 comedy films
- 1930s comedy thriller films
- American comedy thriller films
- American black-and-white films
- Films based on works by E. Phillips Oppenheim
- Films directed by George B. Seitz
- Columbia Pictures films
- Films based on British novels
- Films set in London
- 1930s American films
- 1930s English-language films
- 1930s comedy film stubs