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Widgey R. Newman (1900–1944) was a British screenwriter, producer and film director. He was a major force in the British B film industry of the 1930s, overseeing the production of a number of quota quickies, sometimes credited as R. W. Lotinga
Widgey R. was a director and producer, known for The Immortal Gentleman (1935), Castle Sinister (1932) and The Unholy Quest (1934). Widgey R. was married to Elsie ? and Joan Newman (II). Widgey R. died on 15 July 1944 in England, UK.
- Director, Producer, Writer
- September 30, 1900
- Widgey R. Newman
- July 15, 1944
The Dream Doctor is a 1936 British drama film directed by Widgey R. Newman under the name R. W. Lotinga, starring Leo Genn, Sydney Moncton, and Yvonne Murray. The film was a quota quickie produced by the independent producer Newman for distribution by the Hollywood studio MGM.
Jan 28, 2022 · Castle Sinister was directed by Widgey R Newman who, during his short life, contributed many early B-Films to British cinema. Born in 1900 in Bedford, Newman specialised in a type of film called ‘Quota Quickies’, which were cheap, low-quality, and quickly made films created in response to The Cinematograph Films Act of 1927 .
Two Smart Men is a 1940 British comedy film directed by Widgey R. Newman and starring Leslie Fuller, Wally Patch and Margaret Yarde. The film's producer-director Newman had specialized in quota quickies during the previous decade and this production was made as a second feature.
Sep 21, 2018 · Writer, producer, director Widgey R. Newman was a prolific purveyor of ‘quota quickies’ (cheap films made to fulfil a quota for British films) in the late twenties to the early forties, churning out some 50 plus films in 17 years.
The Unholy Quest: Directed by Widgey R. Newman. With Claude Bailey, Terence de Marney, Christine Adrian, John A. Milton. A mad doctor attains the dead body of a racketeer who was recently murdered by a rival mobster.
