The Faithful Heart (1932 film)
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The Faithful Heart is a 1932 British
drama film
directed by Victor Saville
and starring Herbert Marshall
, Edna Best and Mignon O'Doherty. It was based on the 1921 play The Faithful Heart
by Monckton Hoffe
.
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 starring Herbert Marshall
Herbert Marshall
Herbert Marshall , born Herbert Brough Falcon Marshall, was an English actor.His parents were Percy F. Marshall and Ethel May Turner. He graduated from St. Mary's College in Old Harlow, Essex and worked for a time as an accounting clerk...
, Edna Best and Mignon O'Doherty. It was based on the 1921 play The Faithful Heart
The Faithful Heart (play)
-Adaptations:The play has been adapted on three occasions. In 1922 it was made into a silent film The Faithful Heart starring Lillian Hall-Davis. In 1933 a sound version The Faithful Heart was made. The play was adapted for television in 1950 by the BBC for an episode of the BBC Sunday-Night...
by Monckton Hoffe
Monckton Hoffe
Monckton Hoffe was an Irish playwright and screenwriter. He was born in Connemara on 26 December 1880.-Selected plays:* The Faithful Heart* Hate Ship* Flame of Love'* Many Waters* The Little Damozel-Selected Screenplays:...
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Cast
- Herbert MarshallHerbert MarshallHerbert Marshall , born Herbert Brough Falcon Marshall, was an English actor.His parents were Percy F. Marshall and Ethel May Turner. He graduated from St. Mary's College in Old Harlow, Essex and worked for a time as an accounting clerk...
- Waverly Ango - Edna Best - Blackie Anderway / Blackie's Daughter
- Mignon O'Doherty - Miss Gattiscombe
- Laurence HanrayLaurence HanrayLaurence Hanray , sometimes credited as Lawrence Hanray, was a British film actor born in London, England.-Partial filmography:* Beyond the Cities * Her Reputation * The Faithful Heart...
- Major Ango - Anne GreyAnne GreyAnne Grey was a British actress, who appeared in 44 films between 1928 and 1939, including some Hollywood films during the late 1930s. She was educated at Lausanne and King's College London....
- Diana - Athole StewartAthole Stewart-Selected filmography:Athole appeared in the following films:* Canaries Sometimes Sing * The Speckled Band * The Faithful Heart * The Constant Nymph *Loyalties * The Four Masked Men...
- Sir Gilbert Oughterson