Living Dangerously (film)

Living Dangerously
Living Dangerously
Directed by	Herbert Brenon
Written by	Reginald Simpson (play); Frank Gregory (play); Dudley Leslie; Marjorie Deans; Geoffrey Kerr;
Produced by	Walter C. Mycroft
Starring	Otto Kruger; Leonora Corbett; Francis Lister;
Cinematography	Bryan Langley
Edited by	Flora Newton
Production; company	British International Pictures
Distributed by	Wardour Films
Release date	9 March 1936;
Running time	72 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Living Dangerously is a 1936 British drama film directed by Herbert Brenon and starring Otto Kruger, Leonora Corbett and Francis Lister. It was made at Elstree Studios.^[1]

The film's sets were designed by the art director Cedric Dawe. In New York City a successful doctor shoots dead a man who calls at his apartment one night, then explains to his friend the district attorney the reason: He and the dead man had run a medical practice in London which was broken up amidst charges of medical malpractice.

Cast

Otto Kruger as Dr. Stanley Norton
Leonora Corbett as Helen Pryor
Francis Lister as Dr. Henry Pryor
Aileen Marson as Vera Kennedy
Lawrence Anderson as Lloyd
Eric Stanley as Sir George Parker
Charles Mortimer as Inspector Webster
Hubert Harben as President of Council
Iris Hoey as Lady Annesley
James Carew as Lingard
Jimmy Godden as Member of Council
Hartley Power as District Attorney
Hilda Campbell-Russell as Nurse

Reception

Writing for The Spectator in 1936, Graham Greene gave the film a good review describing it as "quite worth watching for [] at local cinemas". Claiming that the film is "not a very satisfying film", Greene was nevertheless impressed by the criticisms the film made against the legal system and he noted that although "we are used to America criticizing her institutions on the screen, [] it is unusual [in England] for a picture with some bite and bitterness to get past the censor."^[2]

References

^ Wood p.86
^ Greene, Graham (17 July 1936). "Poppy/Living Dangerously/Charlie Chan at the Circus". The Spectator. (reprinted in: Taylor, John Russell, ed. (1980). The Pleasure Dome. pp. 88–89. ISBN 0192812866.)

Bibliography

Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

Living Dangerously at IMDb

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[1] Wood p.86

[2] Greene, Graham (17 July 1936). "Poppy/Living Dangerously/Charlie Chan at the Circus". The Spectator. (reprinted in: Taylor, John Russell, ed. (1980). The Pleasure Dome. pp. 88–89. ISBN 0192812866.)

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