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The Third String is a 1932 British sports comedy film directed by George Pearson and starring Sandy Powell, Kay Hammond and Mark Daly. It is based on a W.W. Jacobs short story, which had previously been turned into a silent film.[1] It was made at Cricklewood Studios.[2]

The Third String
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Directed by	George Pearson
Written by	W.W. Jacobs (story) A.R. Rawlinson James Reardon George Pearson
Produced by	T.A. Welsh George Pearson
Starring	Sandy Powell Kay Hammond Mark Daly Alf Goddard
Production company	Welsh-Pearson
Distributed by	Gaumont British Distributors
Release date	February 1932
Running time	65 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Premise

A man poses as a boxer to impress a woman, but then is forced to fight a real champion.

Cast

• Sandy Powell as Ginger Dick
• Kay Hammond as Hebe Tucker
• Mark Daly as Pete Russett
• Alf Goddard as Bill Lumm
• Charles Paton as Sam Small
• Sydney Fairbrother as Miss Peabody
• Polly Emery as Mrs. Chip
• James Knight as Webson

References

Bibliography

• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

• The Third String at IMDb

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