Princess Charming (film)
Princess Charming | |
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Directed by | Maurice Elvey |
Produced by | Michael Balcon |
Written by | Lauri Wylie Arthur Wimperis L. du Garde Peach Robert Edmunds |
Starring | Evelyn Laye Henry Wilcoxon Yvonne Arnaud George Grossmith |
Music by | Leighton Lucas Louis Levy |
Cinematography | Mutz Greenbaum |
Edited by | Derek N. Twist |
Production company |
Gainsborough Pictures |
Distributed by | Gaumont British Distributors |
Release date |
25 April 1934 |
Running time |
78 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Princess Charming, also known as Alexandra, is a 1934 British musical comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Evelyn Laye, Henry Wilcoxon and Yvonne Arnaud. It was made at Islington Studios by Gainsborough Pictures.[1] The film's sets were designed by Ernö Metzner. It is part of the operetta film genre that was popular during the era.
Contents
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 References
4 Bibliography
5 External links
Plot
A Ruritanian princess is betrothed to the king of a neighbouring country, but falls in love with the army officer sent to escort her there. Meanwhile, a revolution breaks out.
Cast
Evelyn Laye as Princess Elaine
Henry Wilcoxon as Captain André Launa
Yvonne Arnaud as Countess Annette
George Grossmith as King Christian of Aufland
Max Miller as Walter Chuff aka Sam- Ivor McLaren as Ernest
Finlay Currie as Baron Seegman
Ivor Barnard as Ivanoff
Francis L. Sullivan as Alakiev
Dino Galvani as Louis
Gordon Begg as Sir John
Eliot Makeham as The real Walter Chuff
Cecil Parker as Mr. Thompson
Percy Parsons as Royalist
D.J. Williams as Philip- Toni Edgar-Bruce
- Neal Arden
References
^ Wood p.79
Bibliography
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927–1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
Alexandra on IMDb
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