Crown v. Stevens. 1936. Directed by Michael Powell

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Crown v. Stevens. 1936. UK. Directed by Michael Powell. Courtesy BFI National Archive

Crown v. Stevens. 1936. Great Britain. Directed by Michael Powell. Screenplay by Brock Williams. With Beatrix Thompson, Patric Knowles, Glennis Lorimer. 4K DCP courtesy BFI National Archive. US Premiere. 65 min.

“Powell’s penultimate quota production was this proto-film noir for Warner Bros., stylishly shot by Basil Emmott. Patric Knowles stars as a naïve young man who becomes embroiled in the murderous, money-hungry scheming of his boss’s wife, played with real femme fatale relish by Beatrix Thompson, a renowned theatre actress appearing here in her only starring role for the cinema” (BFI).

This film accompanies Cinema Unbound: The Creative Worlds of Powell and Pressburger.

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