The Lady of the Lake (film) explained

The Lady of the Lake
Director:	James A. FitzPatrick
Producer:	Michael Balcon
Starring:	Percy Marmont Benita Hume Lawson Butt James Carew
Music:	Nathaniel Shilkret
Cinematography:	Bert Dawley Leslie Rowson James Wilson
Studio:	Gainsborough Pictures
Distributor:	FitzPatrick Pictures (US)
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	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

• 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

The film features a theme song entitled "Eileen, Sweet Eileen" which was composed by Nathaniel Shilkret.

Production

The film was made at the Islington Studios of Gainsborough Pictures. The film was originally silent, with sound added in July 1931.^[2]

References

1. Web site: BFI | Film & TV Database | The LADY OF THE LAKE (1928) . https://web.archive.org/web/20090114085647/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/39576 . 2021-06-11. 14 January 2009 .
2. Cook p.176

Bibliography

• Cook, Pam. Gainsborough Pictures. Cassell, 1997.