Suspense

• Directors: Frank Reicher; Walter Summers
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• Genre: War
• Movie Type: War Drama
• Main Cast: Cyril McLaglen, Jack Raine, Michael Brantford, Syd Crossley, Hay Petrie, Percy Parsons
• Release Year: 1930
• Country: UK
• Run Time: 75 minutes

Plot

There were so many anti-war films in the early 1930s that a reviewer for the British Suspense complained that the genre was becoming hopelessly cliched. In "Lost Patrol" fashion, the story concentrates on a small group of British soldiers, trapped in a tiny trench along the Enemy line. Most of the story deals with the vacillating relationships among the commanding officer Captain Wilson (Jack Raine), old-campaigner sergeant McCluskey (Cyril McLaglen, brother of Victor) and shell-shocked private Reggie Pettigrew (Mickey Brantford). Adding to an already tense situation is the fact that Wilson has previously fallen in love with Pettigrew's sweetheart. Producer-director Walter Summers adapted the screenplay of Suspense from a play by Patrick MacGill. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

• Cyril McLaglen - Cyril McClusky
• Jack Raine - Capt. Wilson
• Michael Brantford - Pvt. Reggie Pettigrew
• Syd Crossley - Corporal Brown
• Hay Petrie - Scruffy
• Percy Parsons - Private Brett

Fred Groves - Private Lomax; Hamilton Keene - Officer

Credit

Frank Reicher - Director, Walter Summers - Director, Emile de Ruelle - Editor, Walter Sovkis - Editor, Theodor Sparkuhl - Cinematographer, Hal Young - Cinematographer, Walter Summers - Producer, Walter Summers - Screenwriter, Patrick MacGil - Short Story Author