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Action for Slander is a 1937 British drama film directed by Tim Whelan and starring Clive Brook, Ann Todd and Googie Withers. The plot is about an army officer who is falsely accused at cheating at cards by a man whose wife he had an affair with and struggles to clear his name. It was an adaptation of the 1937 novel Action for Slander by Mary Borden.
Original Release
01/21/1937
US Release
01/14/1938
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Clive Brook | Maj. George Daviot / Ann Daviot |
| Ann Todd | Ann Daviot |
| Margaretta Scott | Josie Bradford |
| Arthur Margetson | Capt. Hugh Bradford |
| Ronald Squire | Charles Cinderford |
| Athole Stewart | Lord Pontefract |
| Percy Marmont | William Cowbit / Sir Bernard Roper (as Frank Celier) |
| Frank Cellier | Sir Bernard Roper |
| Anthony Holles | John Grant |
| Kate Cutler | The Dowager |
Directors
Writers
Miles Malleson, Mary Borden, Ian Dalrymple
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Clive Brook | Maj. George Daviot / Ann Daviot |
| Ann Todd | Ann Daviot |
| Margaretta Scott | Josie Bradford |
| Arthur Margetson | Capt. Hugh Bradford |
| Ronald Squire | Charles Cinderford |
| Athole Stewart | Lord Pontefract |
| Percy Marmont | William Cowbit / Sir Bernard Roper (as Frank Celier) |
| Frank Cellier | Sir Bernard Roper |
| Anthony Holles | John Grant |
| Kate Cutler | The Dowager |
| Enid Stamp-Taylor | Jenny |
| Morton Selten | Judge Trotter / Judge Trotter (as Morton Selton) |
| Francis L. Sullivan | Sir Quinton Jessops / Sir Quinton Jessops (as Francis Sullavan) |
| Felix Aylmer | Sir Eustace Cunninghame |
| Lawrence Hanray | Clerk of Court / Clerk of Court (as Lawrence Hanray) |
| Gus McNaughton | Tandy |
| Googie Withers | Mary |
| Albert Whelan | Roper's Butler |
| Allan Jeayes | Colonel / Colonel (as Alan Jeayes) |
| Pauline de Chalus | Polly |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Alexander Korda | Executive Producer |
| Victor Saville | Producer |
| Stanley Haynes | Producer |
