Heart's Desire (1935 film)
| Heart's Desire | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Paul L. Stein |
| Written by | Roger Burford Jack Davies Bruno Frank Clifford Grey Lawrence du Garde Peach Lioni Pickard |
| Produced by | Walter C. Mycroft |
| Starring | Richard Tauber Leonora Corbett Carl Harbord Paul Graetz |
| Cinematography | John C. Cox |
| Edited by | Leslie Norman |
| Music by | G.H. Clutsam |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Wardour Films |
Release date | August 1935 |
Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Heart's Desire is a 1935 British musical drama film directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Richard Tauber, Leonora Corbett, Kathleen Kelly, Diana Napier and Frank Vosper.[1] Its plot involves a young opera singer who is discovered in Vienna and brought to London where he rises to stardom.[2] The film was made at Elstree Studios in April/May 1935, and had its charity premiere at the Regal Cinema, Marble Arch, London on 17 October that year. It was part of a cycle of British operetta films.
Cast
- Richard Tauber as Karl August Franz Ludwig Josef Steidler
- Leonora Corbett as Frances Wilson
- Carl Harbord as Oliver Desmond
- Paul Graetz as Florian
- Kathleen Kelly as Anna
- George Graves as Granville Wilson
- C. Denier Warren as Ted Mayer
- Diana Napier as Diana Sheraton
- Frank Vosper as Van Straaten
- Viola Tree as Lady Bennington
- Hilda Campbell-Russell as Steidler's Maid
References
- ^ Bock & Bergfelder p.467
- ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | HEART'S DESIRE (1935)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 April 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
Bibliography
- Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
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- 1935 films
- English-language films
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- 1930s musical films
- 1930s romantic drama films
- British romantic drama films
- British musical films
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- Films directed by Paul L. Stein
- Films shot at Elstree Studios
- Films set in London
- Films set in Vienna
- Romantic musical films
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- British black-and-white films