Colonel Blood (film)

Colonel Blood (retitled in Italy as Torre di Londra) is a film released in 1934 and written and directed by W.P. Lipscomb.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Production 3 Cast and crew 4 Release 5 External links

Plot

The plot is based on a dramatised account of the real-life exploits of Thomas Blood and his attempted theft of the British Crown jewels.

Production

The film was shot on location at Shepperton Studios in England and was shot on 35mm black and white film in an aspect ratio of 1.37:1. It was produced by Norman Loudon for Sound City Film, Shepperton Studio's in-house sound production company.

Cast and crew

• Frank Cellier as Col. Blood
• Anne Grey as Lady Castlemaine
• Mary Lawson as Susie
• Allan Jeayes as Charles II
• Hay Petrie as Mr. Edwards
• Hilda Trevelyan as Mrs. Edwards
• Arthur Chesney as Samuel Pepys
• Stella Arbenina as Mrs. Pepys
• Desmond Jeans as Parrot
• Robert Nainby as Desborough
• Arthur Goullet as Tim
• Percy Standing as Duke of Ormonde
• Ena Grossmith as Jane
• Gabriel Toyne as Ossory
• Peggy Evans as Nancy
• E. Vivian Reynolds as Arlington
• Tarva Penna as Chiffinch

• Produced by Norman Loudon
• Original Music by Colin Wark and Charles Cowlrick (uncredited)
• Cinematography by George Stretton
• Art Direction by John Bryan and Laurence Irving
• Costume Design by Elizabeth Haffenden (uncredited)
• Sound by John K. Byers

Release

The film was distributed by Metro Goldwyn Mayer in 1934.

External links

• Imdb entry for Colonel Blood

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