The Girl in the Crowd | |
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Googie Withers (seated, left)
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Directed by | Michael Powell |
Produced by | Michael Balcon |
Written by | Brock Williams |
Starring | Barry Clifton Patricia Hilliard Googie Withers Harold French |
Cinematography | Basil Emmott |
Edited by | Bert Bates |
Distributed by | Warner Brothers-First National Productions |
Release date
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20 May 1935 UK |
Running time
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52 min |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
The Girl in the Crowd is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Michael Powell starring Barry Clifton, Patricia Hilliard and Googie Withers.
The film has been declared "Missing, Believed Lost" by the British Film Institute.
The wife of a bookseller gives advice about picking up woman to her husband's friend (whom she has never met) over the phone. She advises him simply to follow the first pretty woman he sees. Unfortunately, when he takes her advice, she is the girl in the crowd he ends up following, leading to his arrest.