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The House of the Spaniard is a British film of genre Adventure with Brigitte Horney
The House of the Spaniard (1936)
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Add to a movie listThe House of the Spaniard is a 1936 British comedy thriller film directed by Reginald Denham and starring Allan Jeayes, Peter Haddon and Brigitte Horney. It is set in Lancashire and Spain, during the ongoing Spanish Civil War. It was shot at Ealing Studios in west London, England, and on location in Lancashire and Spain. Art direction was by Holmes Paul. It was based on a novel by Arthur Behrend.
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An unemployed and dull-witted young man David Grey stays with his friend in Liverpool while he looks for work. Due to a mistake he is hired by a Spanish-owned shipping company whose boss Pedro de Guzman lives in a lone, mysterious house in the marshes outside Liverpool. Grey's curiosity is aroused by the unexplained death of a man who he had seen close to the house. His investigations lead to him being kidnapped, taken to Spain and embroiled in the Spanish Civil War. He is eventually able to escape thanks to the help of de Guzman's daughter Margarita.Actors
Brigitte Horney
(Margarita de Guzman)
Jean Galland
(Ignacio)
Allan Jeayes
(Don Pedro de Guzman)
Ivor Barnard
(Mott)
Minnie Rayner
(Mrs. Blossom)
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