The Way of Youth

The Way of Youth
The Way of Youth
Directed by	Norman Walker
Written by	Amy Kennedy Gould (play); Sherard Powell; Ralph Neale (play);
Produced by	Norman Walker
Starring	Irene Vanbrugh; Aileen Marson; Sebastian Shaw;
Cinematography	Eric Cross
Edited by	Cecil H. Williamson
Production; company	British and Dominions
Distributed by	Paramount British Pictures
Release date	27 November 1934;
Running time	66 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Way of Youth is a 1934 British crime film directed by Norman Walker and starring Irene Vanbrugh, Aileen Marson and Sebastian Shaw. It was made at British and Dominions Elstree Studios as a quota quickie.^[1]^[2]

Premise

A young woman and her army officer fiancé fall into heavy debt at a gambling club run by her own estranged grandmother.

^ Chibnall p.281
^ "Quota quickies" was an alliterative industry-term for British B-films: scripted, filmed, edited, and distributed on a three-week cycle. The filming schedule was very consistent: "arrive at 6am for hair and make-up, then a welcome break for tea [..., which] set you up for the day, which finished at 6pm." Rona Anderson, "Foreword", in Steve Chibnall et al., The British 'B' Film (London: Bloomsbury, 2009), ISBN 9781844575749

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.

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