The Village Squire

The Village Squire
Directed byReginald Denham
Written by
  • Arthur Jarvis Black (play)
  • Sherard Powell
Produced byAnthony Havelock-Allan
Starring
CinematographyFrancis Carver
Edited byCecil H. Williamson
Production
company
Distributed byParamount British Pictures
Release date
  • April 1935 (1935-04)
Running time
66 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Village Squire is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Reginald Denham and starring David Horne, Leslie Perrins, Moira Lynd and Vivien Leigh.[1][2] It was written by Sherard Powell based on the play by Arthur Jarvis Black. The film was made as a quota quickie, produced at Elstree Studios for Paramount.

Synopsis

A village's amateur production of Macbeth is aided by the arrival of a Hollywood star. This provokes the fierce resistance of the village squire who hates films and anything modern.[3]

Cast

Reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "The story seemed likely to get an edge on it when the old squire showed his hatred of new-fangled things like telephones, motor-cars and films, but this was unfortunately very quickly replaced by increasingly less funny borrowing of material from Shakespeare and by a stiltedly-done romance. A few opening shots of gentle village scenes also belied the aggravating casting later on of studio types 'as village folk."[4]

The Daily Film Renter wrote: "Principal entertainment bet is vested in delightful work of David Horne in lead. Developed on lines of stage play, film nevertheless offers fund of amusement that should provoke continual chuckles."[5]

References

  1. ↑ "The Village Squire". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "BFI | Film & TV Database | The Village Squire (1935)". BFI. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
  3. ↑ Chibnall, Steve (2007). Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute. p. 131. ISBN 978-1844571550.
  4. ↑ "The Village Squire". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 2 (13): 40. 1 January 1935. ProQuest 1305799696.
  5. ↑ "The Village Squire". The Daily Film Renter (2532): 7. 17 April 1935. ProQuest 2826331173.
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