Autumn Crocus (film)
| Autumn Crocus | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Basil Dean |
| Produced by | Basil Dean |
| Written by |
Dodie Smith (play) Dorothy Farnum Basil Dean |
| Starring |
Ivor Novello Fay Compton Muriel Aked Esme Church |
| Music by | Ernest Irving |
| Cinematography | Robert Martin |
| Edited by | Walter S. Stern |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Associated British |
Release dates | February 1934 |
Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Autumn Crocus is a 1934 British romance film directed by Basil Dean and starring Ivor Novello, Fay Compton and Muriel Aked.[1] The film follows a teacher who falls in love with the married owner of the guest house in which she is staying during a holiday to Austria. It was based on Dodie Smith's first play Autumn Crocus, previously a West End hit for director Basil Dean.[2] [3] The film was made at Ealing Studios, with art direction by Edward Carrick. It was the final film appearance of its star, Ivor Novello. A contemporary reviewer wrote, "Novello's schoolboy knees under his Tyrolean shorts make the audience, if not the players, feel bashful".[4]
Cast
- Ivor Novello as Andreas Steiner
- Fay Compton as Jenny Grey
- Muriel Aked as Miss Mayne
- Esme Church as Edith
- Frederick Ranalow as Herr Feldmann
- Jack Hawkins as Alaric
- Diana Beaumont as Audrey
- Mignon O'Doherty as Frau Feldmann
- George Zucco as Reverend Mayne
- Gertrude Gould as Frau Steiner
- Alyce Sandor as Minna
- Pamela Blake as Lenchen
Critical reception
The New York Times wrote, "the wistful romance of the fading English schoolmistress and the cheerful Tyrolean inn-keeper drags in its telling, and this in the face of the presence of Fay Compton and Ivor Novello in the principal rôles and of Basil Dean's direction." [5]
References
- ↑ "Autumn Crocus". BFI.
- ↑ Dodie Smith. "Dodie Smith". Goodreads.
- ↑ "British Film Directors". google.co.uk.
- ↑ Geoffrey Macnab. "The rise and fall of Ivor Novello". the Guardian.
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=980CEFDD113CE23ABC4D51DFB667838F629EDE
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Perry, George. Forever Ealing. Pavilion Books, 1994.