The Dover Road (film)
Encyclopedia
The Dover Road is a 1934 American romantic
comedy film
directed by J. Walter Ruben
and starring Diana Wynyard
, Clive Brook and Billie Burke
. It is based on the 1921 play The Dover Road
by A.A. Milne. It is also known as Where Sinners Meet.
Romance film
Romance films are love stories that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate involvement of the main characters and the journey that their love takes through courtship or marriage. Romance films make the love story or the search for love the main plot focus...
comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by J. Walter Ruben
J. Walter Ruben
Jacob Walter Ruben was an American screenwriter, film director and producer. He wrote for 35 films between 1926 and 1942...
and starring Diana Wynyard
Diana Wynyard
Diana Wynyard, CBE , whose birth name was Dorothy Isobel Cox, was an English stage and film actress.-Life and career:...
, Clive Brook and Billie Burke
Billie Burke
Mary William Ethelbert Appleton "Billie" Burke was an American actress. She is primarily known to modern audiences as Glinda the Good Witch of the North in the musical film The Wizard of Oz. She was nominated for an Academy Award for her performance as Emily Kilbourne in Merrily We Live...
. It is based on the 1921 play The Dover Road
The Dover Road (play)
The Dover Road is a 1921 comedy play by the British writer A.A. Milne.-Adaptation:In 1934 the play was adapted into an American film, The Dover Road, directed by J. Walter Ruben and starring Diana Wynyard and Clive Brook.-Bibliography:...
by A.A. Milne. It is also known as Where Sinners Meet.
Cast
- Diana WynyardDiana WynyardDiana Wynyard, CBE , whose birth name was Dorothy Isobel Cox, was an English stage and film actress.-Life and career:...
- Anne - Clive Brook - Mr. Latimer
- Billie BurkeBillie BurkeMary William Ethelbert Appleton "Billie" Burke was an American actress. She is primarily known to modern audiences as Glinda the Good Witch of the North in the musical film The Wizard of Oz. She was nominated for an Academy Award for her performance as Emily Kilbourne in Merrily We Live...
- Eustasia - Reginald OwenReginald OwenJohn Reginald Owen was a British character actor. He was known for his many roles in British and American movies and later in television programs.-Personal:...
- Leonard - Alan MowbrayAlan MowbrayAlan Mowbray MM, , was an English stage and film actor who found success in Hollywood.Born Alfred Ernest Allen in London, England, he served with distinction the British Army in World War I, being awarded the Military Medal for bravery...
- Nicholas - Gilbert EmeryGilbert EmeryGilbert Emery was the stage name of Gilbert Emery Bensley Pottle, an American actor who appeared in over 80 movies from 1921 to his death in 1945.- Early years :...
- Dominic - Phyllis BarryPhyllis BarryPhyllis Barry was an English film actress. Born in Leeds, England, Barry appeared in over 40 films between 1932 and 1947.-Career:...
- Chambermaid - Walter ArmitageWalter ArmitageWalter Armitage was a South African playwright, stage and film actor.-Selected filmography:* Potiphar's Wife * The Love Habit * Bombay Mail * The Dover Road * Great Expectations...
- Joseph - Katherine Williams - Chambermaid
- Robert Adair - Jacob
- Vernon Steele - Saunders