East Lynne on the Western Front
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| Directed by | George Pearson |
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| Produced by | T.A. Welsh |
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| Cinematography | Percy Strong |
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| Distributed by | Gaumont British Distributors |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
East Lynne on the Western Front is a 1931 British comedy film directed by George Pearson and starring Herbert Mundin, Mark Daly and Alf Goddard.[1] It was made at the Lime Grove Studios.[2]
Plot
[edit]During the First World War a group of British soldiers serving on the Western Front stage a comic performance of the play East Lynne to entertain their comrades.
Cast
[edit]- Herbert Mundin as Bob Cox / Lady Isobel
- Mark Daly as Maurice / Levison
- Alf Goddard as Ben / Cornelia
- Hugh E. Wright as Fred
- Edwin Ellis as Sam / Barbara Hare
- Harold French as Reggie Pitt
- Adele Blanche as Mimi
- Wilfrid Lawson as Dick Webb / Carlyle
- Escott Davies as Joe / Little Willie
- Roger Livesey as Sandy
- Philip Godfrey as Jack / Hare
- Norman Shelley as Tony Wilson
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
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Categories:
- 1931 films
- 1930s war comedy films
- 1930s English-language films
- British war comedy films
- British World War I films
- Films directed by George Pearson
- Films set in France
- Films set in 1915
- Films shot at Lime Grove Studios
- British black-and-white films
- 1931 comedy films
- 1930s British films
- English-language war comedy films
- 1930s British comedy film stubs
- World War I film stubs