The Outsider is a 1931 British drama film directed by Harry Lachman and starring Joan Barry, Harold Huth and Norman McKinnel. The screenplay concerns an unorthodox osteopath who cures one of his patients, the daughter of a fellow Doctor. It was amade at Elstree Studios and based on a play by Dorothy Brandon. The film's sets were designed by Wilfred Arnold.
The Outsider | |
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Directed by | Harry Lachman |
Produced by | Eric Hakim |
Written by | Dorothy Brandon (play) Harry Lachman Alma Reville |
Starring | Joan Barry Harold Huth Norman McKinnel |
Music by | W. L. Trytel |
Cinematography | Günther Krampf |
Edited by | Winifred Cooper Geza Pollatschik |
Production company | Eric Hakim Productions British International Pictures |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date | 20 April 1931 |
Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Harold Huth's performance was voted the best in a British film in 1931. The film was remade in 1939 as The Outsider with George Sanders and Mary Maguire in the leading roles.
Screenplay
- Joan Barry as Lalage Sturdee
- Harold Huth as Anton Ragatzy
- Norman McKinnel as Jasper Sturdee
- Frank Lawton as Basil Owen
- Mary Clare as Mrs. Coates
- Glenore Pointing as Carol
- Annie Esmond as Pritchard
- Sidney J. Gillett as Dr. Ladd
- Randolph McLeod as Sir Nathan Israel
- Fewlass Llewellyn as Sir Montague Tollemach