Faithful (1936 film)

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{{Infobox film

| name = Faithful

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| director = Paul L. Stein

| producer = Irving Asher

| writer = Brock Williams

| starring = Jean Muir
Hans Söhnker

| music = Pierre Neuville

| cinematography = Basil Emmott

| editing = Leslie Norman

| distributor = Warner Brothers-First National Productions

| released = {{Film date|1936|3}}

| runtime = 78 minutes

| country = United Kingdom

| language = English

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Faithful is a 1936 British musical drama film, directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Jean Muir and Hans Söhnker.

The film was made by Warner Brothers at Teddington Studios as a quota quickie production, with an original screenplay by Brock Williams and music by Pierre Neuville. Faithful is now classed as a lost film.[http://www.britishpictures.com/articles/missing.htm Missing Believed Lost] British Pictures Article Archive.

The plot deals with two pupils from a provincial music conservatory who elope, marry, and come to London to try their luck. The husband becomes a singer in a nightclub, and is soon targeted by a predatory socialite. They start an affair, the wife finds out about it and decides to leave her husband, until matters are smoothed over by a third-party who wishes the couple well.

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Bibliography

  • Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.