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1933 British film by Maclean Rogers

The Crime at Blossoms
Directed by	Maclean Rogers
Written by	Mordaunt Shairp
Based on	play The Crime at Blossoms by Mordaunt Shairp
Produced by	Henry Edwards
Starring	Hugh Wakefield Joyce Bland Eileen Munro
Cinematography	Walter J. Harvey
Production company	British & Dominions Film Corporation
Distributed by	Paramount British Pictures (UK)
Release date	March 1933 (1933-03) (UK)
Running time	78 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Crime at Blossoms is a 1933 British crime film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Hugh Wakefield and Joyce Bland. It was remade by Rogers in 1949 as Dark Secret.

After moving into a picturesque country cottage, a woman becomes increasingly concerned about the fate of the previous owner who she believes was murdered. The film is based on a play of the same title by Mordaunt Shairp.

Cast

Hugh Wakefield as Chris Merryman
Joyce Bland as Valerie Merryman
Eileen Munro as Mrs. Woodman
Ivor Barnard as A late visitor
Frederick Lloyd as George Merryman
Iris Baker as Lena Denny
Arthur Stratton as Mr. Woodman
Maud Gill as Mrs. Merryman
Wally Patch as Palmer
Barbara Gott as Fat Lady
Moore Marriott as Driver
George Ridgwell as Process-Server

Critical reception

TV Guide called it an "Okay crime melodrama."

References

Goble, Alan (1 January 1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
The Crime at Blossoms notes, ftvdb.bfi.org.uk; accessed 24 July 2015.
"Dark Secret (1949) - Maclean Rogers - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie".
"The Crime at Blossoms (1933) - Maclean Rogers - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie".
"The Crime At Blossoms".

External links

The Crime at Blossoms at IMDb

v t e Films by Maclean Rogers
The Third Eye (1929) The Mayor's Nest (1932) The Crime at Blossoms (1933) Summer Lightning (1933) Up for the Derby (1933) Trouble (1933) It's a Cop (1934) Virginia's Husband (1934) The Scoop (1934) The Feathered Serpent (1934) A Little Bit of Bluff (1935) The Right Age to Marry (1935) Old Faithful (1935) Marry the Girl (1935) A Wife or Two (1936) The Shadow of Mike Emerald (1936) A Touch of the Moon (1936) Not So Dusty (1936) To Catch a Thief (1936) The Heirloom Mystery (1936) The Happy Family (1936) Nothing Like Publicity (1936) Busman's Holiday (1936) Farewell to Cinderella (1937) Strange Adventures of Mr. Smith (1937) Fifty-Shilling Boxer (1937) All That Glitters (1937) Father Steps Out (1937) Why Pick on Me? (1937) Racing Romance (1937) Easy Riches (1938) If I Were Boss (1938) His Lordship Regrets (1938) Darts Are Trumps (1938) Weddings Are Wonderful (1938) Paid in Error (1938) Miracles Do Happen (1939) His Lordship Goes to Press (1939) Garrison Follies (1940) Old Mother Riley Joins Up (1940) Shadowed Eyes (1940) Facing the Music (1941) Front Line Kids (1942) Gert and Daisy's Weekend (1942) Gert and Daisy Clean Up (1942) Variety Jubilee (1943) I'll Walk Beside You (1943) Somewhere in Civvies (1943) Give Me the Stars (1945) Don Chicago (1945) The Trojan Brothers (1946) Woman to Woman (1947) Calling Paul Temple (1948) The Story of Shirley Yorke (1948) Dark Secret (1949) Paul Temple's Triumph (1950) Something in the City (1950) Old Mother Riley's Jungle Treasure (1951) Madame Louise (1951) Paul Temple Returns (1952) Salute the Toff (1952) Hammer the Toff (1952) Down Among the Z Men (1952) Alf's Baby (1953) Force's Sweetheart (1953) Behind the Headlines (1953) Flannelfoot (1953) Johnny on the Spot (1954) Calling All Cars (1954) Assignment Redhead (1956) Not So Dusty (1956) You Pay Your Money (1957) Not Wanted on Voyage (1957) Mark of the Phoenix (1958) A Clean Sweep (1958) Just Joe (1960)

Films by Maclean Rogers

The Third Eye (1929)
The Mayor's Nest (1932)
The Crime at Blossoms (1933)
Summer Lightning (1933)
Up for the Derby (1933)
Trouble (1933)
It's a Cop (1934)
Virginia's Husband (1934)
The Scoop (1934)
The Feathered Serpent (1934)
A Little Bit of Bluff (1935)
The Right Age to Marry (1935)
Old Faithful (1935)
Marry the Girl (1935)
A Wife or Two (1936)
The Shadow of Mike Emerald (1936)
A Touch of the Moon (1936)
Not So Dusty (1936)
To Catch a Thief (1936)
The Heirloom Mystery (1936)
The Happy Family (1936)
Nothing Like Publicity (1936)
Busman's Holiday (1936)
Farewell to Cinderella (1937)
Strange Adventures of Mr. Smith (1937)
Fifty-Shilling Boxer (1937)
All That Glitters (1937)
Father Steps Out (1937)
Why Pick on Me? (1937)
Racing Romance (1937)
Easy Riches (1938)
If I Were Boss (1938)
His Lordship Regrets (1938)
Darts Are Trumps (1938)
Weddings Are Wonderful (1938)
Paid in Error (1938)
Miracles Do Happen (1939)
His Lordship Goes to Press (1939)
Garrison Follies (1940)
Old Mother Riley Joins Up (1940)
Shadowed Eyes (1940)
Facing the Music (1941)
Front Line Kids (1942)
Gert and Daisy's Weekend (1942)
Gert and Daisy Clean Up (1942)
Variety Jubilee (1943)
I'll Walk Beside You (1943)
Somewhere in Civvies (1943)
Give Me the Stars (1945)
Don Chicago (1945)
The Trojan Brothers (1946)
Woman to Woman (1947)
Calling Paul Temple (1948)
The Story of Shirley Yorke (1948)
Dark Secret (1949)
Paul Temple's Triumph (1950)
Something in the City (1950)
Old Mother Riley's Jungle Treasure (1951)
Madame Louise (1951)
Paul Temple Returns (1952)
Salute the Toff (1952)
Hammer the Toff (1952)
Down Among the Z Men (1952)
Alf's Baby (1953)
Force's Sweetheart (1953)
Behind the Headlines (1953)
Flannelfoot (1953)
Johnny on the Spot (1954)
Calling All Cars (1954)
Assignment Redhead (1956)
Not So Dusty (1956)
You Pay Your Money (1957)
Not Wanted on Voyage (1957)
Mark of the Phoenix (1958)
A Clean Sweep (1958)
Just Joe (1960)

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