- The Girl in the Crowd
Infobox Film
name = The Girl in the Crowd
caption =Googie Withers (seated, left)
director = Michael Powell
producer =Michael Balcon
writer =Brock Williams
starring =Barry Clifton
Patricia HilliardGoogie Withers Harold French
cinematography =Basil Emmott
editing =Bert Bates
distributor = Warner Brothers-First National Productions
released =20 May , fy|1935 UK
runtime = 52 min
country = UK
language = English
budget =
imdb_id = 0026414The Girl in the Crowd is a
1935 British comedy film directed by Michael Powell starringBarry Clifton ,Patricia Hilliard andGoogie Withers . The wife of a bookseller gives advice about picking up woman to her hursband's friend (whom she has never met) over the phone. She advises him simply to follow the first pretty woman he sees. Unfortunately when he takes her advice, she is the girl in the crowd he ends up following, leading to his arrest. [imdb title|id=0026414|title=The Girl in the Crowd]Cast
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Barry Clifton as David Gordon
* Patricia Hilliard as Marian
*Googie Withers as Sally
*Harold French as Bob
*Clarence Blakiston as Mr. Peabody
*Margaret Gunn as Joyce
*Richard Littledale as Bill Manners
*Phyllis Morris as Mrs.Lewis
*Patric Knowles as Tom Burrows
*Marjorie Corbett as Secretary
*Brenda Lawless as Policewoman
*Barbara Waring as Mannequin
*Eve Lister as Ruby
*Betty Lyne as Phyllis
*Melita Bell as Assistant Manageress
* John Wood as HarryProduction
Googie Withers was just an extra until the 2nd female lead quit and Googie took over. [Powell, 1986]
ubsequent History
"The Girl in the Crowd" was declared to be "Missing, Believed Lost" by the
British Film Institute . [ [http://www.britishpictures.com/articles/missing.htm Missing, Believed Lost] ]References
Notes
Bibliography
* Chibnal, Steve. "Quota Quickies : The Birth of the British 'B' Film". London: BFI, 2007. ISBN 1-844-57155-6
* Powell, Michael. "A Life in Movies: An Autobiography". London: Heinemann, 1986. ISBN 0-434-59945-X.External links
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* [http://www.powell-pressburger.org/Reviews/35_Girl/index.html "The Girl in the Crowd"] reviews and articles at the [http://www.powell-pressburger.org Powell & Pressburger Pages]
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