The Outsider (1931 film)

The Outsider
The Outsider
Directed by	Harry Lachman
Written by	Harry Lachman ; Alma Reville
Based on	The Outsider ; by Dorothy Brandon
Produced by	Eric Hakim
Starring	Joan Barry ; Harold Huth ; Norman McKinnel
Cinematography	Günther Krampf
Edited by	Winifred Cooper ; Geza Pollatschik
Music by	W. L. Trytel
Production; companies	Eric Hakim Productions ; British International Pictures
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	20 April 1931;
Running time	93 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Outsider is a 1931 British drama film directed by Harry Lachman and starring Joan Barry, Harold Huth and Norman McKinnel.^[1] The screenplay concerns an unorthodox osteopath who cures one of his patients, the daughter of a fellow Doctor. It was made at Elstree Studios^[2] and based on the 1923 play of the same title by Dorothy Brandon, previously made into an American silent film in 1926. The film's sets were designed by Wilfred Arnold.

Harold Huth's performance was voted the best in a British film in 1931.^[3] The film was remade in 1939 as The Outsider with George Sanders and Mary Maguire in the leading roles.

Cast

Joan Barry as Lalage Sturdee
Harold Huth as Anton Ragatzy
Norman McKinnel as Jasper Sturdee
Frank Lawton as Basil Owen
Mary Clare as Mrs. Coates
Glenore Pointing as Carol
Annie Esmond as Pritchard
Sidney J. Gillett as Dr. Ladd
Randolph McLeod as Sir Nathan Israel
Fewlass Llewellyn as Sir Montague Tollemach

References

^ "The Outsider (1931)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016.
^ Wood 1986, p. 72.
^ "BEST FILM PERFORMANCE LAST YEAR". The Examiner (LATE NEWS EDITION and DAILY ed.). Launceston, Tasmania. 9 July 1937. p. 8. Retrieved 4 March 2013 – via National Library of Australia.

Bibliography

Low, Rachael (1985). Film Making in 1930s Britain. London: George Allen & Unwin. ISBN 0-04-791021-6. OCLC 302390.
Wood, Linda (1986). British films, 1927-1939. London: British Film Institute. ISBN 0-85170-189-2. OCLC 18051557.

External links

The Outsider at IMDb

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[1] "The Outsider (1931)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016.

[FOOTNOTEWood198672-2] Wood 1986, p. 72.

[3] "BEST FILM PERFORMANCE LAST YEAR". The Examiner (LATE NEWS EDITION and DAILY ed.). Launceston, Tasmania. 9 July 1937. p. 8. Retrieved 4 March 2013 – via National Library of Australia.

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