The Lady of the Lake (film)
The Lady of the Lake | |
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Directed by | James A. FitzPatrick |
Written by | Sir Walter Scott (play) Angus MacPhail James A. FitzPatrick |
Produced by | Michael Balcon |
Starring | Percy Marmont Benita Hume Lawson Butt James Carew |
Cinematography | Bert Dawley Leslie Rowson James Wilson |
Music by | Nathaniel Shilkret |
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Distributed by | FitzPatrick Pictures (US) |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Languages | Sound (Synchronized) English |
The Lady of the Lake is a 1928 British sound romance film directed by James A. FitzPatrick and starring Percy Marmont, Benita Hume and Lawson Butt.[1] While the film has no audible dialog, it features a synchronized musical score with singing and sound effects. The film is based on the 1810 poem The Lady of the Lake by Walter Scott.
Cast
[edit]- Percy Marmont as James FitzJames
- Benita Hume as The Lady of the Lake
- Lawson Butt as Roderick Dhu
- James Carew as Lord Moray
- Haddon Mason as Malcolm Graeme
- Hetta Bartlett as Margaret
- Leo Dryden as Allan Bayne
- Sara Francis as Blanche of Devon
- James Douglas as Douglas
Music
[edit]The film features a theme song entitled "Eileen, Sweet Eileen" which was composed by Nathaniel Shilkret.
Production
[edit]The film was made at the Islington Studios of Gainsborough Pictures. The film was originally silent, with sound added in July 1931.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | The LADY OF THE LAKE (1928)". Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ Cook p.176
Bibliography
[edit]- Cook, Pam. Gainsborough Pictures. Cassell, 1997.
External links
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