The House of the Arrow (1930 film)

The House of the Arrow
The House of the Arrow
Directed by	Leslie S. Hiscott
Written by	A.E.W. Mason (play); Cyril Twyford;
Produced by	Henry Edwards; Julius Hagen;
Starring	Dennis Neilson-Terry; Benita Hume; Richard Cooper;
Production; company	Julius Hagen Productions
Distributed by	Warner Brothers
Release date	March 1930;
Running time	76 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	$80,000
Box office	$200,000

The House of the Arrow is a 1930 British mystery film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Dennis Neilson-Terry, Benita Hume and Richard Cooper.^[2] It was based on the 1924 book The House of the Arrow, and its subsequent stage play adaptation by A.E.W. Mason, part of his Inspector Hanaud series.^[3] It was one of four film adaptations of the story. It was made at Twickenham Studios.^[4] A quota quickie, it was distributed by the American company Warner Brothers.^[5] A separate French-language version La Maison de la Fléche was also produced at Twickenham directed by Henri Fescourt.

A follow-up film At the Villa Rose was made in 1930 with the same director. Austin Trevor replaced Terry as Inspector Hanaud.^[6]

Cast

^ ^a ^b "English Making Money". Variety. 17 September 1930. p. 57.
^ "The House of the Arrow (1930)". IMDb. 1 March 1930.
^ "The House of the Arrow (1930)". BFI. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012.
^ Wood p.69
^ Chibnall p.259
^ "At the Villa Rose (1930)". BFI. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012.

Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

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