Thark (film)

Thark is a 1932 film farce, directed by Tom Walls, with a script by Ben Travers. The film is a screen adaptation of the original 1927 Aldwych farce of the play of the same title.

Plot synopsis

Mrs Todd is aggrieved at finding that the country house she has bought is evidently haunted. Sir Hector Benbow and his nephew, on behalf of the previous owner, set out to demonstrate that there is no ghost.

Cast

• Hook – Robertson Hare*
• Warner – Marjorie Corbett
• Cherry Buck – Joan Brierley
• Lionel Todd – Claude Hulbert
• Mrs Todd – Mary Brough*
• Sir Hector Benbow – Tom Walls*
• Ronald Gamble – Ralph Lynn*
• Lady Benbow – Beryl de Querton
• Kitty Stratton – Evelyn Bostock
• Death – Gordon James*
• Whittle – Hastings Lynn*

Source: British Film Institute^[1]

Cast members marked * were the creators of the roles in the original stage production; the Todds were surnamed "Frush" in the stage play.^[2]

Notes

1. "Thark", British Film Institute, accessed 14 February 2013
2. "Aldwych Theatre", The Times, 5 July 1927, p. 14

External links

• Thark at IMDB