Potiphar's Wife (film)

Potiphar's Wife
Directed by	Maurice Elvey
Written by	Maurice Elvey Victor Kendall Edgar Middleton (play)
Produced by	John Maxwell
Starring	Nora Swinburne Laurence Olivier Guy Newall
Cinematography	James Wilson
Edited by	Leslie Norman
Production company	British International Pictures
Distributed by	First National-Pathé Pictures
Release date	2 April 1931 (1931-04-02)
Running time	79 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Potiphar's Wife is a 1931 British romance film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Nora Swinburne, Laurence Olivier and Guy Newall. ^[1] It is also known as Her Strange Desire. It was based on a play by Edgar C. Middleton.

It was made at Elstree Studios. ^[2] The film's sets were designed by Clarence Elder.

Cast

• Nora Swinburne as Lady Diana Bromford
• Laurence Olivier as Straker
• Norman McKinnel as Lord Bromford
• Guy Newall as Maurice Worthington
• Donald Calthrop as Counsel for Defense
• Ronald Frankau as Major Tony Barlow
• Betty Schuster as Rosita Worthington
• Marjorie Brooks as Sylvia Barlow
• Walter Armitage as Geoffrey Hayes
• Henry Wenman as Stevens
• Gibb McLaughlin as Chauffeur
• Elsa Lanchester as Therese
• Henry Vibart as Judge

See also

• Potiphar's wife

References

1. Potiphar's Wife film details Archived 14 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine , ftvdb.bfi.org.uk; accessed 20 January 2016.
2. Wood p.69

Bibliography

• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

• Potiphar's Wife at IMDb