Potiphar's Wife is a 1931 British romance film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Nora Swinburne, Laurence Olivier and Guy Newall.[1] It is also known as Her Strange Desire. It was based on a play by Edgar C. Middleton.
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| Directed by | Maurice Elvey |
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| Produced by | John Maxwell |
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| Cinematography | James Wilson |
| Edited by | Leslie Norman |
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| Distributed by | First National-Pathé Pictures |
Release date | 2 April 1931 |
Running time | 79 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
It was made at Elstree Studios.[2] The film's sets were designed by Clarence Elder.
Cast edit
- Nora Swinburne as Lady Diana Bromford
- Laurence Olivier as Straker
- Norman McKinnel as Lord Bromford
- Guy Newall as Maurice Worthington
- Donald Calthrop as Counsel for Defense
- Ronald Frankau as Major Tony Barlow
- Betty Schuster as Rosita Worthington
- Marjorie Brooks as Sylvia Barlow
- Walter Armitage as Geoffrey Hayes
- Henry Wenman as Stevens
- Gibb McLaughlin as Chauffeur
- Elsa Lanchester as Therese
- Henry Vibart as Judge
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Potiphar's Wife film details Archived 14 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine, ftvdb.bfi.org.uk; accessed 20 January 2016.
- ^ Wood p.69
Bibliography edit
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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