# When London Sleeps

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{{short description|1932 film}}
{{For|the later film also known by the title|Menace (1934 British film)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2016}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = When London Sleeps
| image          = When London Sleeps film Opening titles (1932).jpg
| caption        = 
| director       = [Leslie S. Hiscott](/source/Leslie_S._Hiscott)
| writer         = [Charles Darrell](/source/Charles_Darrell) <br /> [H. Fowler Mear](/source/H._Fowler_Mear)  <br /> [Bernard Merivale](/source/Bernard_Merivale)
| narrator       = 
| starring       = [Harold French](/source/Harold_French) <br />[Francis L. Sullivan](/source/Francis_L._Sullivan) <br />[René Ray](/source/Ren%C3%A9_Ray)
| cinematography = [Basil Emmott](/source/Basil_Emmott)
| editing        = [Jack Harris](/source/Jack_Harris_(film_editor))
| distributor    = AP&D
| released       = {{Film date|1932|07|13|df=yes}}
| runtime        = 78 minutes
| country        = United Kingdom
| language       = English
| budget         = 
}}
'''''When London Sleeps''''' is a 1932 British [crime film](/source/crime_film) directed by [Leslie S. Hiscott](/source/Leslie_S._Hiscott) and starring [Harold French](/source/Harold_French), [Francis L. Sullivan](/source/Francis_L._Sullivan), [Diana Beaumont](/source/Diana_Beaumont) and [René Ray](/source/Ren%C3%A9_Ray).<ref name="BFIsearch">{{Cite web |title=When London Sleeps |url=https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/150052557 |access-date=8 January 2026 |website=British Film Institute Collections Search}}</ref> It was filmed at [Twickenham Studios](/source/Twickenham_Studios) in west [London](/source/London). It was written by [H. Fowler Mear](/source/H._Fowler_Mear) and [Bernard Merivale](/source/Bernard_Merivale) based on the play of the same title by [Charles Darrell](/source/Charles_Darrell).

==Premise==
A well-born gambler comes to the rescue of a [travelling circus](/source/travelling_circus) in financial difficulties.

==Cast==
* [Harold French](/source/Harold_French) as Tommy Blythe
* [Francis L. Sullivan](/source/Francis_L._Sullivan) as Rodney Haines
* [René Ray](/source/Ren%C3%A9_Ray) as Mary
* [A. Bromley Davenport](/source/A._Bromley_Davenport) as Colonel Grahame
* [Alexander Field](/source/Alexander_Field_(actor)) as Sam
* [Diana Beaumont](/source/Diana_Beaumont) as Hilde
* [Ben Field](/source/Ben_Field_(actor)) as Lamberti
* [Barbara Everest](/source/Barbara_Everest) as Mme Lamberti
* [Herbert Lomas](/source/Herbert_Lomas_(actor)) as Pollard
* [James Knight](/source/James_Knight_(actor)) as Garnett

== Reception ==

''[Kine Weekly](/source/Kine_Weekly)'' wrote: "Harold French is good as Tommy and behaves as a hero should. Rene Ray is adequate as Mary; Francis L. Sullivan gives a clever performance as the unscrupulous Haines; while Alexander Field and Ben Field are responsible for two excellent character studies. Virtue triumphs over vice in this picture in the accepted manner, and the working out of the plot certainly leads to variety, if not to the unexpected.&nbsp;... There are times when the action is on the slow side, but once the stage is set for the fire things warm up considerably, and the proceedings end on a hectic, thrilling and satisfying note."<ref>{{Cite journal |date=28 July 1932 |title=When London Sleeps |volume=185 |issue=1319 |pages=27 |id={{ProQuest|2322709684}} |magazine=[Kine Weekly](/source/Kine_Weekly)}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==

* {{IMDb title|0028498}}

{{Leslie S. Hiscott}}

Category:1932 films
Category:British crime films
Category:1932 crime films
Category:1932 English-language films
Category:Films directed by Leslie S. Hiscott
Category:Films set in London
Category:Films set in England
Category:Films shot at Twickenham Film Studios
Category:British black-and-white films
Category:1932 British films
Category:English-language crime films

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