Tesha
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Tesha is a 1928 British
drama film
directed by Victor Saville
and Edwin Greenwood
and starring María Corda
, Jameson Thomas
and Paul Cavanagh
. A man's wife has an affair with his best friend and becomes pregnant. The film was originally shot as a silent film
but in 1929 sound was added.
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...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Victor Saville
Victor Saville
Victor Saville was an English film director, producer and screenwriter. He directed 39 films between 1927 and 1954...
and Edwin Greenwood
Edwin Greenwood
-Selected filmography:Director* The Fair Maid of Perth * A Woman in Pawn * Tesha * The Co-Optimists Screenwriter* The Love Race * The Maid of the Mountains * East Meets West...
and starring María Corda
María Corda
María Corda was a Hungarian actress and a star of the silent film era in Germany and Austria....
, Jameson Thomas
Jameson Thomas
Jameson Thomas was an English film actor. He appeared in 82 films between 1923 and 1939.He was born in London and died in Sierra Madre, California, it is said from Tuberculosis....
and Paul Cavanagh
Paul Cavanagh
Paul Cavanagh was an English film actor. He appeared in over 100 films between 1928 and 1959. He was born in Chislehurst and died in London from a heart attack....
. A man's wife has an affair with his best friend and becomes pregnant. The film was originally shot as a silent film
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
but in 1929 sound was added.
Cast
- María CordaMaría CordaMaría Corda was a Hungarian actress and a star of the silent film era in Germany and Austria....
- Tesha - Jameson ThomasJameson ThomasJameson Thomas was an English film actor. He appeared in 82 films between 1923 and 1939.He was born in London and died in Sierra Madre, California, it is said from Tuberculosis....
- Robert Dobree - Paul CavanaghPaul CavanaghPaul Cavanagh was an English film actor. He appeared in over 100 films between 1928 and 1959. He was born in Chislehurst and died in London from a heart attack....
- Lenane - Mickey BrantfordMickey Brantford-Selected filmography:* Afraid of Love * Thou Fool * Dawn * Suspense * Me and Marlborough * The Phantom Light * Where There's a Will * Darby and Joan...
- Simpson - Clifford HeatherleyClifford Heatherley-Selected filmography:* The Tavern Knight * The Autumn of Pride * Mademoiselle from Armentieres * The King's Highway * The Constant Nymph * Champagne * The W Plan...
- Doctor