| The Beggar Student | |
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| Directed by | Victor Hanbury John Harvel |
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| Produced by | John Harvel |
| Starring | Shirley Dale Lance Fairfax Jerry Verno |
| Music by | Horace Shepherd |
Production company | Amalgamated Films Associated |
| Distributed by | British Lion |
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Running time | 66 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Beggar Student is a 1931 British operetta film directed by Victor Hanbury and John Harvel and starring Shirley Dale, Lance Fairfax and Jerry Verno. It was based on the 1882 operetta The Beggar Student composed by Carl Millöcker. A separate German film was made the same year.
It was made at Beaconsfield Studios as a quota quickie.[1] The film's sets were designed by Norman G. Arnold.
- ^ Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007. p. 263.