Find the Lady (1936 film)
Encyclopedia
Find the Lady is a 1936 British
comedy film
directed by Roland Grillette and starring Jack Melford
, Althea Henley
and George Sanders
. An American confidence trickster pretends to be a spiritual healer.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by Roland Grillette and starring Jack Melford
Jack Melford
Jack Melford was a British film and television actor. He was the brother of screenwriter and film director Austin Melford.-Selected filmography:* Find the Lady * Luck of the Turf * Scruffy...
, Althea Henley
Althea Henley
Althea Henley was an American film actress and dancer. She appeared in approximately 15 films between 1930 and 1936.-Career:...
and George Sanders
George Sanders
George Sanders was a British actor.George Sanders may also refer to:*George Sanders , Victoria Cross recipient in World War I...
. An American confidence trickster pretends to be a spiritual healer.
Cast
- Jack MelfordJack MelfordJack Melford was a British film and television actor. He was the brother of screenwriter and film director Austin Melford.-Selected filmography:* Find the Lady * Luck of the Turf * Scruffy...
- Schemer Doyle - Althea HenleyAlthea HenleyAlthea Henley was an American film actress and dancer. She appeared in approximately 15 films between 1930 and 1936.-Career:...
- Venus Doyle - George SandersGeorge SandersGeorge Sanders was a British actor.George Sanders may also refer to:*George Sanders , Victoria Cross recipient in World War I...
- Curly Randall - Viola ComptonViola ComptonViola Compton was a British film actress. She was the sister of the writer Compton MacKenzie and the actor Francis Compton.-Selected filmography:* Polly of the Circus * Compromising Daphne * Third Time Lucky...
- Lady Waldron - Violet Loxley - Wilma Waldron