Description
Maurice Elvey the most prolific British director of all time, directed this 1933 Twickenham Studios production. The director is a story himself, having runaway from his home in Stockton to work on the streets of London aged… nine. Co-written and starring Ivor Novello, writer of over three hundred songs including, “Keep the homefires burningâ€. It`s a story of a pennyless Russian prince in London, who is befriended by Ada (Ida Lupino). Ada takes the prince home to live with her middle class family. One of Jack Hawkins` first films.
Directed by
Maurice Elvey
Produced By
Julius Hagen
Cast
Ivor Novello – Prince Felix Lenieff
Ursula Jeans – Gladys Wallis
Ida Lupino – Ada Wallis
Minnie Rayner – Mrs. Wallis
Eliot Makeham – Mr. Wallis
Jack Hawkins – Mort
Cicely Oates – Flossie Williams
Beryl Harrison – Miss Violet Bradshaw
Douglas Beaumont – Albert Wallis
Victor Bogetti – Thornton
Davina Craig – Maggi
Year of Production 1933
Running Time: 96 mins approx
Black & White
Format:4:3
Region: 0
Sound: Dual Mono
Encryption: CSS
