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The Village Squire

  • 1935
  • 1h 6m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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The Village Squire (1935)
Comedy

Vivien Leigh's debut movie about a small village putting on MacBeth when a Hollywood star arrives.Vivien Leigh's debut movie about a small village putting on MacBeth when a Hollywood star arrives.Vivien Leigh's debut movie about a small village putting on MacBeth when a Hollywood star arrives.

  • Director
    • Reginald Denham
  • Writers
    • Arthur Jarvis Black
    • Sherard Powell
  • Stars
    • David Horne
    • Leslie Perrins
    • Moira Lynd
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
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    • Director
      • Reginald Denham
    • Writers
      • Arthur Jarvis Black
      • Sherard Powell
    • Stars
      • David Horne
      • Leslie Perrins
      • Moira Lynd
    • 2User reviews
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    David Horne
    David Horne
    • Squire Hollis
    Leslie Perrins
    Leslie Perrins
    • Richard Venables
    Moira Lynd
    Moira Lynd
    • Mary Hollis
    Vivien Leigh
    Vivien Leigh
    • Rose Venables
    • (as Vivian Leigh)
    Margaret Watson
    • Aunt Caroline
    Ivor Barnard
    Ivor Barnard
    • Mr. Worsford
    Haddon Mason
    • Dr. Blake
    David Nichol
    • Gerald Armitage
    Elliott Seabrooke
    • Derrick
    • Director
      • Reginald Denham
    • Writers
      • Arthur Jarvis Black
      • Sherard Powell
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    Vivien Leigh's Screen Debut

    The 22 year old Vivien Leigh made her screen debut in this film. She had the looks of Jean Simmons (even though Simmons wasn't around by this time), and was obviously photogenic and could be manufactured as being voluptuous. Was she a good actress though?

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    • Trivia
      This film was initially telecast in the USA in Atlanta Monday 27 June 1949 on WAGA (Channel 5), in Detroit Sunday 24 July 1949 on WWJ (Channel 4), in Cincinnati Wednesday 28 September 1949 on WLW-T (Channel 4), in New York City Wednesday 19 October 1949 on WPIX (Channel 11), in Salt Lake City Sunday 11 December 1949 on KDYL (Channel 11), and in Chicago Sunday 5 February 1950 on WNBQ (Channel 5). Since it was never released theatrically on this side of the Atlantic, these presentations also constituted its USA premieres.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988)

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    • Release date
      • October 7, 1935 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • British & Dominions Film Corporation
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 6 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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