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Crown v. Stevens is a 1936 British crime thriller film directed by Michael Powell. It was made as a quota quickie. Plot. Ex-dancer Doris Stevens kills a moneylender ...
Crown V. Stevens (1936) -- (Movie Clip) Char Woman Found Him Innocent Chris (Patric Knowles) is about to seek mercy from a Notting Hill money lender whom he is surprised to find dead, as-yet nameless Doris (Beatrix Thomson) hefting the smoking gun, police (Bernard Miles supporting Allan Jeayes) investigating afterward, in director Michael Powell's Crown V. Stevens, 1936.
- Michael Powell
- Beatrix Thomson
Summaries. When an ex-dancer marries a man for his money she is suprised find he is a real skinflint. She owes a lot of money to a loan-shark who is after her. However, her husband does carry a lot of insurance ... Chris Jensen, the sole clerk at Arthur Stevens, a small construction contracting company, has gotten himself in a financial bind ...
Beatrix Thomson, who made no more than three or four films, steals the show in Michael Powell’s Crown v. Stevens as Doris Stevens, the selfish, sneaky femme fatale who ultimately comes unraveled in a manner that resembles Ida Lupino’s performance on the stand in They Drive By Night (1940) four years later. Doris is the dissatisfied wife of ...
Actor. Rated: B- • Oct 8, 2007. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. Advertise With Us. A man (Patric Knowles) believes a shady woman (Beatrix Thomson) is trying to murder her wealthy husband.
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- Dennis Schwartz
- Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
- Michael Powell
Having a great deal in common with the plots of later film noir classics, Crown Vs. Stevens was one of five films that Michael Powell directed for producer Irving Asher. Ex-dancer and femme fatale Doris Stevens, in need of money to pay off a loan shark, has married wealthy Arthur Stevens only to discover that he refuses to part with any of his ...
Michael Powell. Director. Brock Williams. Writer. 6.0. Written by CinemaSerf on September 3, 2022. When an ex-dancer marries a man for his money she is suprised find he is a real skinflint. She owes a lot of money to a loan-shark who is after her. However, her husband does carry a lot of insurance.
