Many Waters (film)

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Many Waters
Directed by Milton Rosmer
Written by Leon M. Lion
Based on Many Waters by Monckton Hoffe
Produced byJ.A. Thorpe
Starring Lillian Hall-Davis
Arthur Margetson
Elizabeth Allan
Donald Calthrop
CinematographyHenry W. Gerrard
Hal Young
Edited by Bert Bates
Production
company
Associated Metropolitan
Distributed by Pathé Pictures International
Release date
November 1931
Running time
75 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Many Waters is a 1931 British romance film directed by Milton Rosmer and starring Lillian Hall-Davis, Arthur Margetson and Elizabeth Allan. [1] The film was shot at the Elstree Studios of British International Pictures. [2] It was based on the 1928 play of the same title by Monckton Hoffe. It was the last film of actress Lillian Hall-Davis, a star of the silent era, who committed suicide in 1933.

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Plot

An elderly couple reminisce about the romantic adventures of their youth.

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References

  1. "BFI | Film & TV Database | MANY WATERS (1931)". Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
  2. Wood p.72

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