The Village Squire

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Starring: Vivian Leigh (Rose Venables), Leslie Perrins (Richard Venables), David Horne (Squire Hollis), Moira Lynd (Marry Hollis), Margaret Watson (Aunt Caroline), Haddon Mason (Dr. Blake); Ivor Barnard (Mr. Worsfold)

Director: Reginald Denham

Producer: Anthony Havelock-Allen

Screenplay: Arthur Jarvis Black

Released: April 1935 in London

Running time: 66 minutes (black and white)

Synopsis: written by Cynthia Molt: "As a vacation actor, Richard Venables arrives at a village, in the preparation stages for a production of Macbeth. The village squire, Hollis, is saved from making a catastrophe of the show, while the actor falls in love with the squire’s daughter, Mary."

Fun Fact: This film is the first for which Vivien received official billing.

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