Without Regret (film) explained

Without Regret
Director:	Harold Young
Producer:	B.P. Fineman
Screenplay:	Roland Pertwee (play) Harold Dearden (play) Doris Anderson Charles Brackett
Starring:	Elissa Landi Paul Cavanagh Frances Drake David Niven
Cinematography:	William C. Mellor
Studio:	Paramount Pictures
Distributor:	Paramount Pictures
Runtime:	74 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

Without Regret is a 1935 American drama film directed by Harold Young and starring Elissa Landi, Paul Cavanagh and Frances Drake.^[1] It also features an early appearance by David Niven.

It was based on the play Interference the British writers Roland Pertwee and Harold Dearden which had previously been turned into a 1928 silent film of the same title. The film was released on September 13, 1935, by Paramount Pictures.^{[2] [3]}

Plot

After returning to England and unwittingly committing bigamy, a young woman is threatened with blackmail.

Main cast

• Elissa Landi as Jennifer Gage
• Paul Cavanagh as Robert Godfrey
• Frances Drake as Mona Gould
• Kent Taylor as Steven Paradin
• Gilbert Emery as Inspector Hayes
• David Niven as Bill Gage
• Forrester Harvey as Police Surgeon
• Peter Hobbes as Fred
• Viva Tattersall as Vera

Bibliography

• Monaco, James. The Encyclopedia of Film. Perigee Books, 1991.
• Munn, Michael. David Niven: The Man Behind the Balloon. Aurum Press, 2014.

Notes and References

1. Monaco p.399
2. Web site: Without Regret (1935) - Overview . TCM.com . 2015-08-03.
3. Web site: Without-Regret - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes . https://web.archive.org/web/20140720180836/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/117328/Without-Regret/overview . dead . 2014-07-20 . Movies & TV Dept. . . Sandra Brennan . 2014 . 2015-08-03.