Lord Camber's Ladies Explained

Lord Camber's Ladies
Starring:Gerald du Maurier
Gertrude Lawrence
Benita Hume
Nigel Bruce
Director:Benn W. Levy
Producer:Alfred Hitchcock
Studio:British International Pictures
Distributor:Wardour Films
Runtime:80 min.
Language:English
Cinematography:James Wilson

Lord Camber's Ladies (1932) is a British drama film directed by Benn W. Levy, produced by Alfred Hitchcock, and starring Gerald du Maurier, Gertrude Lawrence, Benita Hume, and Nigel Bruce.[1]

Plot

An aristocrat marries a singer, but then tries to murder her when he falls in love with another woman.

Cast

Production background

This is the only film Alfred Hitchcock produced but did not direct.[2] It was later dismissed by him as a BIP quota quickie: "a poison thing. I gave it to Benn Levy to direct".[3] It is an adaptation of the 1915 play The Case of Lady Camber by Horace Annesley Vachell.[4] The play had previously been filmed in 1915 by Walter West.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lord Camber's Ladies (1932) - Benn Wolfe Levy - Cast and Crew - AllMovie. AllMovie.
  2. Web site: Lord Camber's Ladies (1933) . https://web.archive.org/web/20090117100531/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/267690 . dead . 17 January 2009 . BFI . 16 April 2009 . 6 May 2010.
  3. Web site: Moat. Janet. Lord Camber's Ladies (1933). BFI Screenonline. 2003–14. 8 September 2018.
  4. Book: Gifford, Denis. British Film Catalogue: Two Volume Set - The Fiction Film/The Non-Fiction Film. 1 April 2016. Routledge. 9781317740636. Google Books.