Crown v. Stevens

When an ex-dancer marries a man for his money she is surprised to 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 life insurance.

Cast

Beatrix Thomson

as Doris Stevens

Patric Knowles

as Chris Jensen

Glennis Lorimer

as Miss Molly Hobbes

Reginald Purdell

as Alf

Allan Jeayes

as Inspector Carter

Frederick Piper

as Arthur Stevens

Googie Withers

as Ella Levine

Mabel Poulton

as Mamie

Davina Whitehouse

as Maggie - Stevens' Maid

Morris Harvey

as Maurice Bayleck

Reviews

CinemaSerf

This is quite a decent little pot boiler that sees "Doris" (Beatrix Stevens) married to her wealthy, but thrifty husband "Alf" (Reginald Purdell). Now to put it mildly, she is pretty beastly to him and as she finally tires of his reluctance to waste his money on her, she conceives of a plan to get s...

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