Uneasy Virtue is a 1931 British comedy film directed by Norman Walker and starring Fay Compton, Edmund Breon, Francis Lister, Donald Calthrop, and Garry Marsh.[1] It was produced by British International Pictures and shot at the company's Elstree Studios. The film was based on the 1927 West End play The Happy Husband by Harrison Owen.
Uneasy Virtue | |
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Directed by | Norman Walker |
Written by | Norman Walker |
Based on | The Happy Husband by Harrison Owen |
Starring | Fay Compton Edmund Breon Francis Lister Margot Grahame |
Cinematography | Claude Friese-Greene |
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Distributed by | Wardour Films |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Synopsis
editA loyal wife cultivates the impression that she has affairs with a variety of other men.
Cast
edit- Fay Compton as Dorothy Rendell
- Edmund Breon as Harvey Townsend
- Francis Lister as Bill Rendell
- Margot Grahame as Stella Tolhurst
- Donald Calthrop as Burglar
- Garry Marsh as Arthur Tolhurst
- Dodo Watts as Sylvia Fullerton
- Adele Dixon as Consuelo Pratt
- Hubert Harben as Frank K. Pratt
- Gerard Lyley as Sosso Stephens
- Margaret Yarde as Mrs Robinson
- Molly Lamont as Ada
References
editBibliography
edit- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
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