The Faithful Heart (1932 film)

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The Faithful Heart
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Directed by Victor Saville
Written by
Based on The Faithful Heart by Monckton Hoffe
Produced by Michael Balcon
Starring
Cinematography Mutz Greenbaum
Edited by Ian Dalrymple
Music by Louis Levy
Production
company
Distributed by Ideal Films
Release date
  • May 1932 (1932-05)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
Language English

The Faithful Heart is a 1932 British drama film directed by Victor Saville and starring Herbert Marshall, Edna Best and Anne Grey. [1] It is based on the 1921 play The Faithful Heart by Monckton Hoffe. It was made at Islington Studios of Gainsborough Pictures in London. [2] The film's sets were designed by Alex Vetchinsky.

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Plot

At the turn of the century, a young waitress has a fling with a sailor on leave. He then departs for South Africa to fight in the Boer War and enjoys a distinguished career and is awarded a Victoria Cross for heroics in the First World War. Engaged to a high society heiress, his new status is changed by the sudden arrival of his long-lost daughter, the identical image of her now-deceased mother.

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References

  1. BFI.org
  2. Wood p.74

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