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The Fire Raisers is a 1934 British drama film directed by Michael Powell.^[1]^[2] It was described by Powell as "a sort of Warner Brothers newspaper headline story;" and marked the first of his four films with actor Leslie Banks.^[3]

Plot

Jim Bronson is an insurance investigator, but he's unhappy with his work and gets involved with a gang of arsonists. His conscience is troubling him ...

Cast

Leslie Banks as Jim Bronson
Anne Grey as Arden Brent
Carol Goodner as Helen Vaughan
Frank Cellier as Brent
Francis L. Sullivan as Stedding
Lawrence Anderson as Twist
Harry Caine as Bates
Joyce Kirby as Polly

Home media

The film has been released on Region 2 DVD by Opening in the "Les films de ma vie" series. The DVD has fixed French subtitles for the original English soundtrack.

References

Notes

^ "TV Guide review". www.powell-pressburger.org.
^ "BFI Screenonline: Fire Raisers, The (1933)". www.screenonline.org.uk.
^ "BFI Screenonline: Early Michael Powell". www.screenonline.org.uk.

Bibliography

Chibnal, Steve. Quota Quickies : The Birth of the British 'B' Film. London: BFI, 2007. ISBN 1-84457-155-6
Powell, Michael. A Life in Movies: An Autobiography. London: Heinemann, 1986. ISBN 0-434-59945-X.

External links

The Fire Raisers at IMDb
The Fire Raisers at AllMovie
The Fire Raisers reviews and articles at the Powell & Pressburger Pages
The Fire Raisers at the BFI's Screenonline

[1] "TV Guide review". www.powell-pressburger.org.

[2] "BFI Screenonline: Fire Raisers, The (1933)". www.screenonline.org.uk.

[3] "BFI Screenonline: Early Michael Powell". www.screenonline.org.uk.

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