The Lady from the Sea (1929 film)
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{{Infobox film
| name = The Lady from the Sea
| image = The Lady from the Sea (1929 film).jpg
| caption =
| director = Castleton Knight
| producer =
|based_on =
| writer = {{ubl|Joe Grossman|Victor Kendall|Garnett Weston}}
| starring = {{ubl|Ray Milland|Mona Goya|Moore Marriott}}
| music = John Reynders
| cinematography = {{ubl|Jack E. Cox|James E. Rogers|Theodor Sparkuhl}}
| editing = A.C. Hammond
| studio = British International Pictures
| distributor = {{ubl|Paramount British Pictures (silent)|Wardour Films (sound)}}
| released = {{Film date|1929|05}}
| runtime = 56 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = {{ubl|Sound (Part-Talkie)|English Intertitles}}
| budget =
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The Lady from the Sea is a 1929 sound part-talkie British romance film directed by Castleton Knight and starring Ray Milland, Mona Goya, and Moore Marriott.[https://web.archive.org/web/20180909222240/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7364e5f8 BFI Database entry] In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles.
The film was also known as Goodwin Sands. The film was shot at Elstree Studios and originally released by Paramount British.Wood p.67 The film's sets were designed by the art director J. Elder Wills.
Plot
A fisherman working off the Goodwin Sands becomes romantically attached to an upper-class woman.
Cast
- Mona Goya as Claire le Grange
- Ray Milland as Tom Roberts
- Moore Marriott as Old Roberts
- Bruce Gordon as Dick Roberts
- Eugenie Amami as Rose
- Anita Graham as Mrs. Roberts
- Wilfred Shine as Doctor
References
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Bibliography
- Low, Rachel. The History of British Film: Volume IV, 1918–1929. Routledge, 1997.
- McKay, James. Ray Milland: The Films, 1929-1984. McFarland, 2020.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
- {{Internet Archive film|the-lady-from-the-sea_1929|The Lady from the Sea}}
- {{IMDb title|0020073}}
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Category:Films shot at British International Pictures Studios
Category:Films directed by Castleton Knight
Category:British black-and-white films
Category:British romance films
Category:British silent feature films
Category:Transitional sound films
Category:Paramount Pictures films
Category:1920s English-language films
Category:Films scored by John Reynders
Category:English-language crime films
Category:English-language romance films
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