On Approval (1930 film)

On Approval is a 1930 British comedy film directed by and starring Tom Walls and also featuring Yvonne Arnaud, Winifred Shotter and Robertson Hare, the same artistes responsible for the Aldwych farces. It was based on the play On Approval by Frederick Lonsdale,[2] as was the 1944 film On Approval.

On Approval
Directed byTom Walls
Written by
Produced byHerbert Wilcox
Starring
CinematographyFreddie Young
Edited byDuncan Mansfield
Production
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Distributed byWoolf and Freedman
Release date
  • 26 August 1930 (1930-08-26)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$150,000[1]
Box office$500,000[1]

It was made at British and Dominion's Elstree Studios with sets designed by Lawrence P. Williams.

The 1932 book "The Face of London" by Harold Clunn Pub. Simpkin Marshall, features, opposite page 224, a picture, probably taken in Aug. or Sept. 1930, of the New Victoria Picture Theatre, Vauxhall Bridge Road. Displayed in large letters is ON APPROVAL the film being presented by the cinema at that time.

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References

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  1. ^ a b "English Making Money". Variety. 17 September 1930. p. 57.
  2. ^ BFI.org
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