East Lynne on the Western Front

1931 film

  • Mary Parsone
  • Donovan Parsons
  • Ellen Wood (novel)
Produced byT.A. WelshStarring
  • Herbert Mundin
  • Mark Daly
  • Alf Goddard
CinematographyPercy Strong
Production
company
Distributed byGaumont British Distributors
Release date
  • 15 July 1931 (1931-07-15)
Running time
85 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish

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

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

  • 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

  1. ^ BFI.org
  2. ^ Wood p.71

Bibliography

  • Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
  • Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

  • East Lynne on the Western Front at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
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