The Impassive Footman

1932 film

  • July 1932 (1932-07)
Running time
70 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish

The Impassive Footman is a 1932 British, low-budget "quota quickie"[1] drama film directed by Basil Dean and starring Owen Nares, Betty Stockfeld, Allan Jeayes and George Curzon.[2] The film's sets were designed by Edward Carrick. It was also released under the alternative title Woman in Bondage.

Plot

On a cruise ship, Mrs Marwood becomes involved in a platonic relationship with the ship's doctor who treats her hypochondriac husband. This leads to a series of violent quarrels, all witnessed by the family's footman who is the only one who knows entirely what is going on.

Cast

  • Owen Nares as Bryan Daventry
  • Betty Stockfeld as Grace Marwood
  • Allan Jeayes as John Marwood
  • George Curzon as Simpson
  • Aubrey Mather as Doctor Bartlett
  • Frances Rose Campbell as Mrs Angers
  • Florence Harwood as Mrs Hoggs

References

  1. ^ Matthew Sweet (2 January 2007). "Fancy a quickie?". The Guardian.
  2. ^ "The Impassive Footman (1932)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 13 January 2009.

Bibliography

  • Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
  • Perry, George. Forever Ealing. Pavilion Books, 1994.
  • The Impassive Footman at IMDb
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Films directed by Basil Dean
  • The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1929)
  • Escape (1930)
  • Birds of Prey (1930)
  • Nine till Six (1932)
  • The Impassive Footman (1932)
  • Looking on the Bright Side (1932)
  • Loyalties (1933)
  • The Constant Nymph (1933)
  • Autumn Crocus (1934)
  • Sing As We Go (1934)
  • Lorna Doone (1934)
  • Look Up and Laugh (1935)
  • Whom the Gods Love (1936)
  • The Show Goes On (1937)
  • 21 Days (1940)


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