Guilty Melody

1936 British film
  • Hans Rehfisch (short story)
  • G.F. Salmony
Produced byFriedrich DeutschmeisterStarring
  • Don Alcaide
  • Gitta Alpar
  • John Loder
  • Nils Asther
CinematographyJan StallichMusic byNicholas Brodszky
Production
company
Franco London Films
Distributed byAssociated British Film Distributors
Release date
  • 22 July 1936 (1936-07-22)
Running time
75 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish

Guilty Melody is a 1936 British drama film directed by Richard Pottier and starring Don Alcaide, Gitta Alpar and John Loder.[1] It was based on a short story by Hans José Rehfisch. In the film, a British spy falls in love with a singer whose husband is working for the enemy. It was made at Ealing Studios by the independent company Franco London Films.[2] The film's sets were designed by art director Holmes Paul.

A separate French-language version Disk 413 was also made.

Cast

  • Don Alcaide as Duke of Mantua
  • Gitta Alpar as Marguerite Salvini
  • Arty Ash as Inspector Bartle
  • Nils Asther as Galloni
  • Coral Browne as Cecile
  • Clifford Buckton as Police Inspector
  • Robert English as Chief Inspector
  • Ethel Griffies as Lady Rochester
  • John Loder as Richard Carter

References

  1. ^ BFI.org
  2. ^ Wood p.90

Bibliography

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

External links

  • Guilty Melody at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
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