Forget Me Not (1936 film)

{{Infobox film

| name = Forget Me Not

| image = "Forget_Me_Not"_(1936).jpg

| caption = German poster

| director = Zoltan Korda

| producer = {{ubl|Alberto Giacalone|Alexander Korda}}

| writer = {{ubl|Hugh Gray|Ernst Marischka|Arthur Wimperis}}

| narrator =

| starring = {{ubl|Beniamino Gigli|Joan Gardner|Ivan Brandt|Jeanne Stuart}}

| music = {{ubl|Mischa Spoliansky|Muir Mathieson}}

| cinematography = Hans Schneeberger

| editing = Henry Cornelius

| studio = London Film Productions

| distributor = United Artists

| released = {{Film date|1936|12|21|df=yes}}

| runtime = 73 minutes

| country = United Kingdom

| language = English

| budget =

| gross =

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Forget Me Not is a 1936 British musical drama film directed by Zoltan Korda and starring Beniamino Gigli, Joan Gardner and Ivan Brandt. In the United States, it was released under the alternative title Forever Yours. The film was made at Isleworth Studios.Wood p.90 It is a remake of a 1935 German film of the same title and one of four remakes of foreign-language films made by London Films.Kulik p.125 The film was not generally well received by critics, although they praised Gigli's singing.Kulik p.181

Plot

While travelling with her employer on an ocean liner, secretary Helen Carleton falls in love with a member of the crew. However, on arriving in New York City, his catty ex-girlfriend convinces Helen that he doesn't really love her. On the rebound, she meets Italian opera singer Enzo Curti and accepts his offer of marriage. A year later, she arrives with Enzo and his young son in London as part of a world tour and meets her former lover, who appeals to her to escape with him.

Cast

Beniamino Gigli as Enzo Curti
Joan Gardner as Helen Carleton
Ivan Brandt as Hugh Anderson
Jeanne Stuart as Olga Desmond
Richard Gofe as Benvenuto Curti
Hugh Wakefield as Mr. Jackson
Charles Carson as George Arnold
Allan Jeayes as London theatre manager
Hay Petrie as New York theatre manager

References

Bibliography

Kulik, Karol. Alexander Korda: The Man Who Could Work Miracles. Virgin Books, 1990.
Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.