The Girl in the Crowd

The Girl in the Crowd
Googie Withers (seated, left)
Directed by	Michael Powell
Produced by	Michael Balcon
Written by	Brock Williams
Starring	Barry Clifton Patricia Hilliard Googie Withers Harold French
Cinematography	Basil Emmott
Edited by	Bert Bates
Distributed by	Warner Brothers-First National Productions
Release dates	20 May 1935 UK
Running time	52 min
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Girl in the Crowd is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Michael Powell starring Barry Clifton, Patricia Hilliard and Googie Withers.

The film has been declared "Missing, Believed Lost" by the British Film Institute.^[1]

Plot

The wife of a bookseller gives advice about picking up woman to her husband'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.

Cast

• Barry Clifton as David Gordon
• Patricia Hilliard as Marian
• Googie Withers as Sally. Withers was just an extra, until the second female lead quit and she took over.^[2]
• 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 Harry

References

Notes

1. Missing, Believed Lost
2. Powell, 1986

Bibliography

• Chibnal, Steve. Quota Quickies : The Birth of the British 'B' Film. London: BFI, 2007. ISBN 1-84457-155-6
• Powell, Michael. A Life in Movies: An Autobiography. London: Heinemann, 1986. ISBN 0-434-59945-X.

External links

• The Girl in the Crowd at the Internet Movie Database
• The Girl in the Crowd at AllMovie
• The Girl in the Crowd reviews and articles at the Powell & Pressburger Pages