The Impassive Footman
1932 film
- July 1932 (1932-07)
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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
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Perry, George. Forever Ealing. Pavilion Books, 1994.
External links
- 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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