The Constant Nymph (1933 film)






















































The Constant Nymph
Directed by Basil Dean
Produced by Michael Balcon
Written by
Basil Dean (play)
Dorothy Farnum
Margaret Kennedy (novel)
Starring
Victoria Hopper
Brian Aherne
Leonora Corbett
Music by
Eugene Goossens
John Greenwood
Cinematography Mutz Greenbaum
Production
company

Gaumont British Picture Corporation
Distributed by Gaumont British Distributors
Release date
December 1933
Running time
97 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language English



The Constant Nymph is a 1933 British drama film directed by Basil Dean and starring Victoria Hopper, Brian Aherne and Leonora Corbett.[1] It is an adaptation of the novel The Constant Nymph by Margaret Kennedy. Dean tried to persuade Novello to reprise his appearance from the 1928 silent version The Constant Nymph but was turned down and cast Aherne in the part instead.[2]




Contents






  • 1 Synopsis


  • 2 Cast


  • 3 References


  • 4 Bibliography


  • 5 External links





Synopsis


The film is set in Tyrol, western Austria. Previously filmed in 1928, the sentimental Margaret Kennedy novel The Constant Nymph was sumptuously remade by Gaumont-British Picture Corporation in 1933. Victoria Hopper plays the title character, a rich, Belgian gamine named Tessa Sanger. The girl falls hopelessly in love with world-famous composer Lewis Dodd (Brian Aherne), who is so full of himself that he barely acknowledges Tessa's existence. As she looks on in quiet desperation, Dodd marries another woman, her cousin Florence (Leonora Corbett). It takes him nearly the entire picture to realize what a fool he's been, and that Tessa was the one girl for him all along—but alas, it's too late. The Constant Nymph was remade by Warner Bros. in 1943, at which time all prints of the 1933 version were supposed to be destroyed, however, several prints did survive.[3]



Cast




  • Victoria Hopper as Tess Sanger


  • Brian Aherne as Lewis Dodd


  • Leonora Corbett as Florence


  • Lyn Harding as Albert Sanger


  • Mary Clare as Linda Sanger


  • Jane Baxter as Antonia Sanger


  • Fritz Schulz as Jacob Birnbaum

  • Tony De Lungo as Roberto

  • Jane Cornell as Kate Sanger

  • Peggy Blythe as Lena Sanger


  • Athole Stewart as Charles Churchill

  • Beryl Laverick as Susan Sanger


  • Jim Gérald as Trigorin



References





  1. ^ "The Constant Nymph (1933)". BFI. Retrieved 23 January 2016..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Sweet p. 124


  3. ^ Hal Erickson. "The Constant Nymph (1933) - Basil Dean - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie. Retrieved 23 January 2016.




Bibliography


  • Sweet, Matthew. Shepperton Babylon: The Lost Worlds of British Cinema. Faber and Faber, 2005.


External links



  • The Constant Nymph on IMDb










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