The Beggar Student (1931 British film)

The Beggar Student
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Victor Hanbury John Harvel
Written by	John Stafford Hans H. Zerlett Camillo Walzel (libretto) Richard Genée (libretto)
Produced by	John Harvel
Starring	Shirley Dale Lance Fairfax Jerry Verno
Music by	Horace Shepherd
Production company	Amalgamated Films Associated
Distributed by	British Lion
Release date	December 1931 (1931-12)
Running time	66 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Beggar Student is a 1931 British operetta film directed by Victor Hanbury and John Harvel and starring Shirley Dale, Lance Fairfax and Jerry Verno. It was based on the 1882 operetta The Beggar Student composed by Carl Millöcker. A separate German film was made the same year.

It was made at Beaconsfield Studios as a quota quickie. The film's sets were designed by Norman G. Arnold.

Cast

• Shirley Dale as Tania
• Lance Fairfax as Carl Romaine
• Jerry Verno as Jan Janski
• Frederick Lloyd as Colonel Ollendorff
• Mark Daly as Sergeant
• Jill Hands as Broni
• Margaret Halstan as Countess Novalska
• Edward Ashley as Nicki

Bibliography

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

External links

• The Beggar Student at IMDb