The Woman Between (1931 British film)

The Woman Between
Directed by	Miles Mander
Written by	Miles Mander (play and screenplay) Frank Launder
Produced by	John Maxwell
Starring	Owen Nares Adrianne Allen David Hawthorne
Cinematography	Heinrich Gartner
Edited by	Walter Stokvis
Production company	British International Pictures
Distributed by	Wardour Films
Release date	22 January 1931
Running time	89 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Woman Between is a 1931 British drama film directed by Miles Mander and starring Owen Nares, Adrianne Allen and David Hawthorne. It was made at Elstree Studios by British International Pictures, the leading studio of the era. Mander adapted the film from his own play Conflict. The film is notable for its sexual and political content which has been attributed to a brief period of relaxation in oversight by the BBFC. It was one three similarly-themed films which Allen appeared in at the time including Loose Ends and The Stronger Sex.

An aristocratic young woman becomes romantically torn between two men, once friends at University, who stand for the Conservative Party and Labour Party in an election. Both have murky recent pasts, one having been a petty thief and the other had lived outside of marriage with the heroine. Her father is left bemused by the morals of the younger generation.

Cast

• Owen Nares as Tom Smith
• Adrianne Allen as Lady Pamela
• David Hawthorne as Sir Clive Marlowe
• C.M. Hallard as Earl Bellingdon
• Barbara Hoffe as Mrs. Tremayne
• Margaret Yarde as Mrs. Robinson
• Winifred Oughton as Mrs. Jones
• Disney Roebuck as Daniels
• Miles Malleson as Minor Role
• Netta Westcott as Minor Role

Bibliography

• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Richards, Jeffrey. The Unknown 1930s: An Alternative History of the British Cinema, 1929-1939. I.B. Tauris, 2000.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

• The Woman Between at IMDb