Key to Harmony

Key to Harmony
Directed by	Norman Walker
Written by	John B. Wilson (novel) Basil Mason
Produced by	Anthony Havelock-Allan
Starring	Belle Chrystall Fred Conyngham Reginald Purdell Olive Sloane
Production company	British & Dominions Film Corporation
Distributed by	Paramount British Pictures
Release date	March 1935 (1935-03)
Running time	68 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Key to Harmony is a 1935 British drama film directed by Norman Walker and starring Belle Chrystall, Fred Conyngham and Reginald Purdell. The film is a quota quickie made at British and Dominions Elstree Studios for release by Paramount Pictures. ^[1] It was based on the novel Suburban Retreat by John B. Wilson. The film's art direction was by Hylton R. Oxley.

Plot summary

A woman's love life is threatened by her career success.

Cast

• Belle Chrystall as Mary Meynell
• Fred Conyngham as Victor Barnett
• Reginald Purdell as Tom Kirkwood
• Olive Sloane as Nonia Sande
• Ernest Butcher as Mr. Meynell
• Muriel George as Mrs. Meynell
• D. A. Clarke-Smith as Rupert Golder
• Cyril Smith as Fred
• Joan Harben
• Jack Knight

References

1. Chibnall p.278

Bibliography

• Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927–1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

Key to Harmony at IMDb