Friday the Thirteenth (1933)
It is pouring with rain at one minute to midnight on Friday the thirteenth, and the driver of a London bus is peering through his blurred windscreen as his vehicle sails down an empty road. Suddenly, lightning strikes, and a vast crane above topples into the path of the oncoming bus... Then Big Ben begins to wind backwards. Time recedes. And we discover the lives of all the passengers and the events that brought them to that late-night bus journey, from the con-man with a hundred-pound cheque to the businessman's distraught and elderly wife. Time flows on, inevitably, to the crash -- and past it, as some live and some die.
Director: Victor Saville
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Runtime: 89 min
Release Date: November 1, 1933
Cast
- Jessie Matthews - Millie
- Ralph Richardson - Horace Dawes
- Emlyn Williams - William Blake
- Edmund Gwenn - Wakefield
- Max Miller - Joe
- Sonnie Hale - Alf, the Conductor
- Cyril Smith - Fred, the Driver
- Muriel Aked - Miss Twigg
- Richard Hulton - Johnny
- Alfred Drayton - The Detective
Screenplay
- G.H. Moresby-White
- Emlyn Williams (Dialogue)
- Sidney Gilliat (Story)
- G.H. Moresby-White (Story)
Music: Louis Levy, Bretton Byrd
Cinematography: Charles Van Enger
Editing: R. E. Dearing
Production: Gainsborough Pictures
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Original Language: en
Keywords
adultery, superstition, blackmail
More Films by Director: Victor Saville
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Friday the Thirteenth about?
- It is pouring with rain at one minute to midnight on Friday the thirteenth, and the driver of a London bus is peering through his blurred windscreen as his vehicle sails down an empty road. Suddenly, lightning strikes, and a vast crane above topples into the path of the oncoming bus... Then Big Ben begins to wind backwards. Time recedes. And we discover the lives of all the passengers and the events that brought them to that late-night bus journey, from the con-man with a hundred-pound cheque to the businessman's distraught and elderly wife. Time flows on, inevitably, to the crash -- and past it, as some live and some die.
- Who directed Friday the Thirteenth?
- Friday the Thirteenth was directed by Victor Saville.
- Who stars in Friday the Thirteenth?
- Friday the Thirteenth stars Jessie Matthews, Ralph Richardson, Emlyn Williams, Edmund Gwenn, Max Miller, Sonnie Hale.
- How long is Friday the Thirteenth?
- Friday the Thirteenth has a runtime of 1h 29m (89 minutes).
- What genre is Friday the Thirteenth?
- Friday the Thirteenth is a Comedy, Drama film.
- Where was Friday the Thirteenth produced?
- Friday the Thirteenth was produced in United Kingdom.