A Romance in Flanders
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| Directed by | Maurice Elvey |
| Written by | Mario Fort (novel) Ralph Vanio (novel) Harold Simpson |
| Produced by | Friedrich Deutschmeister |
| Starring | Paul Cavanagh Marcelle Chantal Garry Marsh |
| Cinematography | Sydney Blythe William Luff |
Production company | Franco-London Films |
| Distributed by | British Lion Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
A Romance in Flanders is a 1937 British drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Paul Cavanagh, Marcelle Chantal, Olga Lindo and Alastair Sim. It is set during the First World War with the British Expeditionary Force in Flanders. It was also released under the alternative title of Lost on the Western Front.
It was made at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith by the independent Franco-London Films.[1] Halliwell's Film Guide describes it as "rose-coloured romantic hokum".[2] A French version Widow's Island was also produced.
Cast
[edit]- Paul Cavanagh as John Morley
- Marcelle Chantal as Yvonne Berry
- Garry Marsh as Rodd Berry
- Olga Lindo as Madame Vlandermaere
- Alastair Sim as Colonel Wexton
- Evelyn Roberts as Captain Stanford
- Kynaston Reeves as Major Burke
- Arthur Hambling as Colonel Kennedy
- C. Denier Warren as Bill Johnson
- Frank Atkinson as Joe Stuggins
- Bobbie Comber as Chauffeur
- Andreas Malandrinos as Mayor
- Denise Sydney as Muriel
- Kathleen Weston as Bessie
- Muriel Pavlow
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Halliwell, Leslie. Halliwell's Film Guide. Scribner, 1989.
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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