The House of the Arrow (1930 film)

1930 film

The House of the Arrow
Directed by	Leslie S. Hiscott
Written by	A.E.W. Mason (play) Cyril Twyford
Produced by	Henry Edwards Julius Hagen
Starring	Dennis Neilson-Terry Benita Hume Richard Cooper
Production company	Julius Hagen Productions
Distributed by	Warner Brothers
Release date	March 1930 (1930-03)
Running time	76 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	$80,000
Box office	$200,000

The House of the Arrow is a 1930 British mystery film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Dennis Neilson-Terry, Benita Hume and Richard Cooper. It was based on the 1924 book The House of the Arrow, and its subsequent stage play adaptation by A.E.W. Mason, part of his Inspector Hanaud series. It was one of four film adaptations of the story. It was made at Twickenham Studios. A quota quickie, it was distributed by the American company Warner Brothers. A separate French-language version La Maison de la Fléche was also produced at Twickenham directed by Henri Fescourt.

A follow-up film At the Villa Rose was made in 1930 with the same director. Austin Trevor replaced Terry as Inspector Hanaud.

Cast

Dennis Neilson-Terry as Inspector Hanuad
Benita Hume as Betty Harlow
Richard Cooper as Jim Frobisher
Stella Freeman as Ann Upcott
Wilfred Fletcher as Wabersky
Tony De Lungo as Maurice Thevene
Barbara Gott as Mrs Harlow
Betty de Malero as Francine

References

^ "English Making Money". Variety. 17 September 1930. p. 57.
"The House of the Arrow (1930)". IMDb. 1 March 1930.
"The House of the Arrow (1930)". BFI. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012.
Wood p.69
Chibnall p.259
"At the Villa Rose (1930)". BFI. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012.

Bibliography

Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

The House of the Arrow at IMDb

A. E. W. Mason's Inspector Hanaud

Works

At the Villa Rose (1910)
The Affair at the Semiramis Hotel (novella, 1917)
The House of the Arrow (1924)
The Prisoner in the Opal (1928)
They Wouldn't Be Chessmen (1934)
"The Ginger King" (short story, 1940)
The House in Lordship Lane (1946)
Inspector Hanaud's Investigations (omnibus, 1931)

Film
adaptations

At the Villa Rose	At the Villa Rose (1920) At the Villa Rose (1930) The Mystery of the Villa Rose (1930) At the Villa Rose (1940)
The House of the Arrow	The House of the Arrow (1930) La Maison de la Fléche (1930) The House of the Arrow (1940) The House of the Arrow (1953)

v t e The films of Leslie S. Hiscott
Feature films	The Marriage Business (1927) The Passing of Mr. Quin (1928) S.O.S. (1928) Ringing the Changes (1929) The Feather (1929) At the Villa Rose (1930) The House of the Arrow (1930) Call of the Sea (1930) The Sleeping Cardinal (1931) Alibi (1931) Brown Sugar (1931) A Night in Montmartre (1931) Black Coffee (1931) The Missing Rembrandt (1932) Murder at Covent Garden (1932) The Crooked Lady (1932) Once Bitten (1932) Double Dealing (1932) A Safe Proposition (1932) When London Sleeps (1932) A Tight Corner (1932) The Face at the Window (1932) The Iron Stair (1933) Yes, Madam (1933) The Melody-Maker (1933) That's My Wife (1933) Cleaning Up (1933) The Stickpin (1933) Great Stuff (1933) His Grace Gives Notice (1933) Strike It Rich (1933) Marooned (1933) The Stolen Necklace (1933) Out of the Past (1933) I'll Stick to You (1933) Flat Number Three (1934) Keep It Quiet (1934) The Man I Want (1934) Passing Shadows (1934) Gay Love (1934) Crazy People (1934) The Big Splash (1935) The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935) Annie, Leave the Room! (1935) Three Witnesses (1935) Inside the Room (1935) Department Store (1935) Death on the Set (1935) A Fire Has Been Arranged (1935) She Shall Have Music (1935) Fame (1936) The Interrupted Honeymoon (1936) Millions (1936) Fine Feathers (1937) Tilly of Bloomsbury (1940) The Seventh Survivor (1942) Sabotage at Sea (1942) Lady from Lisbon (1942) The Butler's Dilemma (1943) Welcome, Mr. Washington (1944) The Time of His Life (1955) Tons of Trouble (1956)
Short films	Raising the Wind (1925) A Friend of Cupid (1925) A Fowl Proceeding (1925) Cats (1925) Billets (1925) Ship's Concert (1937)

The films of Leslie S. Hiscott

Feature films

The Marriage Business (1927)
The Passing of Mr. Quin (1928)
S.O.S. (1928)
Ringing the Changes (1929)
The Feather (1929)
At the Villa Rose (1930)
The House of the Arrow (1930)
Call of the Sea (1930)
The Sleeping Cardinal (1931)
Alibi (1931)
Brown Sugar (1931)
A Night in Montmartre (1931)
Black Coffee (1931)
The Missing Rembrandt (1932)
Murder at Covent Garden (1932)
The Crooked Lady (1932)
Once Bitten (1932)
Double Dealing (1932)
A Safe Proposition (1932)
When London Sleeps (1932)
A Tight Corner (1932)
The Face at the Window (1932)
The Iron Stair (1933)
Yes, Madam (1933)
The Melody-Maker (1933)
That's My Wife (1933)
Cleaning Up (1933)
The Stickpin (1933)
Great Stuff (1933)
His Grace Gives Notice (1933)
Strike It Rich (1933)
Marooned (1933)
The Stolen Necklace (1933)
Out of the Past (1933)
I'll Stick to You (1933)
Flat Number Three (1934)
Keep It Quiet (1934)
The Man I Want (1934)
Passing Shadows (1934)
Gay Love (1934)
Crazy People (1934)
The Big Splash (1935)
The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935)
Annie, Leave the Room! (1935)
Three Witnesses (1935)
Inside the Room (1935)
Department Store (1935)
Death on the Set (1935)
A Fire Has Been Arranged (1935)
She Shall Have Music (1935)
Fame (1936)
The Interrupted Honeymoon (1936)
Millions (1936)
Fine Feathers (1937)
Tilly of Bloomsbury (1940)
The Seventh Survivor (1942)
Sabotage at Sea (1942)
Lady from Lisbon (1942)
The Butler's Dilemma (1943)
Welcome, Mr. Washington (1944)
The Time of His Life (1955)
Tons of Trouble (1956)

Short films

Raising the Wind (1925)
A Friend of Cupid (1925)
A Fowl Proceeding (1925)
Cats (1925)
Billets (1925)
Ship's Concert (1937)

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