Guilty Melody
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Guilty Melody is a 1936 British
drama film
directed by Richard Pottier
and starring Don Alcaide, Gitta Alpar
and John Loder
. It was based on a novel by Hans Rehfisch. A British spy falls in love with a singer whose husband is working for the enemy.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Richard Pottier
Richard Pottier
Richard Pottier was an Austrian-born French film director. He was born in Budapest in the Austro-Hungarian Empire as Ernst Deutsch.-Selected filmography:* A Rare Bird 1935)* Fanfare of Love * Guilty Melody...
and starring Don Alcaide, Gitta Alpar
Gitta Alpár
Gitta Alpár , was a Hungarian-born opera and operetta soprano.Gitta Alpár was born in Budapest as Klopfer Regina. At an early age she commenced the study of singing and pianoforte at the Academy of Budapest...
and John Loder
John Loder (actor)
John Loder was a British-American actor. He was born William John Muir Lowe in London.-Early life:Loder's father was General W. H. M. Lowe, the British officer to whom Patrick Pearse, the leader of the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin, Ireland, surrendered...
. It was based on a novel by Hans Rehfisch. A British spy falls in love with a singer whose husband is working for the enemy.
Cast
- Don Alcaide - Duke of Mantua
- Gitta AlparGitta AlpárGitta Alpár , was a Hungarian-born opera and operetta soprano.Gitta Alpár was born in Budapest as Klopfer Regina. At an early age she commenced the study of singing and pianoforte at the Academy of Budapest...
- Marguerite Salvini - Arty AshArty Ash-Selected filmography:* The Love Race * Josser on the River * Soldiers of the King * Sporting Love * Guilty Melody * Chinatown Nights * Dear Octopus...
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- Cecile - Clifford Buckton - Police Inspector
- Robert EnglishRobert English (actor)Robert English was a British actor born 2nd December 1878.Robert English was born in Cheltenham, Gloucester, England, UK. He served in the South African War and also in World War I. He held the D.S.O. and Croix de Guerre and retired as Lieutenant Colonel, which helped him play military roles in a...
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- Lady Rochester - John LoderJohn Loder (actor)John Loder was a British-American actor. He was born William John Muir Lowe in London.-Early life:Loder's father was General W. H. M. Lowe, the British officer to whom Patrick Pearse, the leader of the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin, Ireland, surrendered...
- Richard Carter