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The Way of Youth is a 1934 British crime film directed by Norman Walker and starring Irene Vanbrugh, Aileen Marson and Sebastian Shaw. It was made at British and Dominions Elstree Studios as a quota quickie.

Premise

A young woman and her army officer fiancé fall into heavy debt at a gambling club run by her own estranged grandmother.

Cast

• Irene Vanbrugh as Madame Bonnard
• Aileen Marson as Carol Bonnard
• Sebastian Shaw as Lieut. Alan Marmon
• Henry Victor as M. Sylvestre
• Diana Wilson as Grace Bonnard
• Robert Rendel as Sir Peter Marmon
• Leslie Bradley as Lieut. Burton

References

1. Chibnall p.281
2. "Quota quickies" was an alliterative industry-term for British B-films: scripted, filmed, edited, and distributed on a three-week cycle. The filming schedule was very consistent: "arrive at 6am for hair and make-up, then a welcome break for tea set you up for the day, which finished at 6pm." Rona Anderson, "Foreword", in Steve Chibnall et al., The British 'B' Film (London: Bloomsbury, 2009), ISBN 9781844575749

Bibliography

• Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

• The Way of Youth at IMDb

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