Keepers of Youth

1932 film

  • 25 January 1932 (1932-01-25)
Running time
70 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish

Keepers of Youth is a 1932 British drama film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Garry Marsh, Ann Todd and Robin Irvine.[1] It was based on the 1929 play Keepers of Youth by Arnold Ridley, and marked the film debut of Ann Todd.[2][3] It was shot at the Elstree Studios of British International Pictures.

Plot

The arrival of Mr. Knox, the new sports instructor at a British public school, heralds trouble. He imposes his dominant personality to influence colleagues and the headmaster alike, and then attempts to force himself on Millicent, the assistant matron.

Cast

  • Garry Marsh as Knox
  • Ann Todd as Millicent
  • Robin Irvine as David Lake
  • John Turnbull as Gordon Duff
  • O. B. Clarence as Slade
  • Herbert Ross as Sullivan
  • Mary Clare as Mrs Venner
  • Ethel Warwick as Matron
  • Rene Ray as Kitty Williams

References

  1. ^ "Keepers of Youth". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  2. ^ Alan Goble, ed. (1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Bowker-Saur. p. 389. ISBN 1-85739-229-9.
  3. ^ Tom Vallance (6 May 1993). "Obituary: Ann Todd". The Independent.

External links

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