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The Black Tulip
The Black Tulip
Directed by	Alex Bryce
Based on	The Black Tulip; by Alexandre Dumas
Produced by	John Findlay
Starring	Patrick Waddington; Ann Soreen; Campbell Gullan
Cinematography	Stanley Grant
Music by	Colin Wark
Production; company	Fox-British Pictures
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	4 February 1937;
Running time	57 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

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The Black Tulip is a 1937 British, black-and-white historical drama film directed by Alex Bryce and starring Patrick Waddington, Ann Soreen, Campbell Gullan and Bernard Lee.^[1] The film is based on the novel The Black Tulip by Alexandre Dumas. It was produced by Fox-British Pictures at Wembley Studios as a quota quickie.

Premise

In the Dutch Republic in 1672, a wealthy man Cornelius Van Baerle devotes his life to growing tulips unaware of his family's close involvement with political intrigue.

Cast

Patrick Waddington – Cornelus Van Baerle
Ann Soreen – Rosa
Campbell Gullan – Isaac Boxtel
Jay Laurier – Gryphus
Wilson Coleman – Cornelius de Witt
Bernard Lee – William III of Orange
Florence Hunt – Julia Boxtel
Ronald Shiner – Hendrik
Aubrey Mallalieu – Colonel Marnix

References

^ BFI.org

External links

‹The template AllMovie title is being considered for deletion.› The Black Tulip at AllMovie
The Black Tulip at the British Film Institute^{[better source needed]}
The Black Tulip at IMDb

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[1] BFI.org

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+| based_on       = {{Based on|''[[The Black Tulip]]''|[[Alexandre Dumas]]}}
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-'''''The Black Tulip''''' is a 1937 British, [[black-and-white]] historical drama film directed by [[Alex Bryce]] and starring [[Ronald Shiner]] as Hendrik, [[Patrick Waddington]], Ann Soreen, [[Campbell Gullan]] and [[Bernard Lee]].<ref>http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/150709</ref> The film is based on the novel ''[[The Black Tulip]]'' by [[Alexandre Dumas]]. It was [[film producer|produced]] by Fox-British Pictures at [[Wembley Studios]] as a [[quota quickie]].
+'''''The Black Tulip''''' is a 1937 British, [[black-and-white]] historical [[drama film]] directed by [[Alex Bryce]] and starring [[Patrick Waddington]], Ann Soreen, [[Campbell Gullan]] and [[Bernard Lee]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090115024041/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/150709 BFI.org]</ref> The film is based on the novel ''[[The Black Tulip]]'' by [[Alexandre Dumas]]. It was produced by Fox-British Pictures at [[Wembley Studios]] as a [[quota quickie]].
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+==Premise==
 In the [[Dutch Republic]] in 1672, a wealthy man Cornelius Van Baerle devotes his life to growing tulips unaware of his family's close involvement with political intrigue.
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 * [[Campbell Gullan]] – Isaac Boxtel
 * [[Jay Laurier]] – Gryphus
-* [[Wilson Coleman]] – Cornelius de Witte
+* [[Wilson Coleman]] – [[Cornelius de Witt]]
-* [[Bernard Lee]] – William Of Orange
+* [[Bernard Lee]] – [[William III of Orange]]
 * Florence Hunt – Julia Boxtel
 * [[Ronald Shiner]] – Hendrik
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