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Dirty Work is a 1934 British comedy crime film directed by Tom Walls and starring Ralph Lynn, Gordon Harker, Robertson Hare and Basil Sydney. It was based on Dirty Work, one of the Aldwych Farces, by Ben Travers, which had some of the same cast members. The film was made at the Lime Grove Studios[1] with sets designed by the art director Alfred Junge.

Dirty Work
Directed by	Tom Walls
Written by	Ben Travers
Starring	Ralph Lynn Gordon Harker Robertson Hare
Cinematography	Philip Tannura
Edited by	Alfred Roome
Music by	Louis Levy Jack Beaver
Production company	Gaumont British Picture Corporation
Distributed by	Gaumont British Distributors
Release date	6 December 1934
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Plot

A private detective is hired to protect expensive jewelry.[2]

Cast

• Ralph Lynn as Jimmy Milligan
• Gordon Harker as Nettle
• Robertson Hare as Clement Peck
• Lilian Bond as Evie Wynne
• Basil Sydney as Hugh Stafford
• Margaretta Scott as Leonora Stafford
• Cecil Parker as Gordon Bray
• Gordon James as Toome
• Peter Gawthorne as Inspector Barlow
• Norma Varden as Tiara customer
• Percy Walsh as Customer with umbrella

References

Bibliography

• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

Dirty Work at IMDb

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