Guilty Melody
Appearance
Guilty Melody | |
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Directed by | Richard Pottier |
Written by | Hans José Rehfisch (short story) G.F. Salmony |
Produced by | Friedrich Deutschmeister |
Starring | Don Alcaide Gitta Alpar John Loder Nils Asther |
Cinematography | Jan Stallich |
Music by | Nicholas Brodszky |
Production company | Franco London Films |
Distributed by | Associated British Film Distributors |
Release date | 22 July 1936 |
Running time | 75 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Guilty Melody is a 1936 British drama film directed by Richard Pottier and starring Don Alcaide, Gitta Alpar and John Loder.[1] It was based on a short story by Hans José Rehfisch. In the film, a British spy falls in love with a singer whose husband is working for the enemy. It was made at Ealing Studios by the independent company Franco London Films.[2] The film's sets were designed by art director Holmes Paul.
A separate French-language version Disk 413 was also made.
Cast
- Don Alcaide - Duke of Mantua
- Gitta Alpar - Marguerite Salvini
- Arty Ash - Inspector Bartle
- Nils Asther - Galloni
- Coral Browne - Cecile
- Clifford Buckton - Police Inspector
- Robert English - Chief Inspector
- Ethel Griffies - Lady Rochester
- John Loder - Richard Carter
References
- ^ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/35468
- ^ Wood p.90
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.