Potiphar's Wife (1931 film)

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Potiphar's Wife
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Directed by Maurice Elvey
Produced by John Maxwell
Written byMaurice Elvey
Victor Kendall
Edgar_Middleton (play)
Starring Nora Swinburne
Laurence Olivier
Guy Newall
Cinematography James Wilson
Edited by Leslie Norman
Production
company
Distributed by First National-Pathé Pictures
Release date
1931
Running time
79 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

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.

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

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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

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