Compromising Daphne is a 1930 British comedy film directed by

Thomas Bentley Thomas Bentley (23 February 1884 – 23 December 1966) was a British film director. He directed 68 films between 1912 and 1941. He directed three films in the early DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process, ''The Man in the Street'' (1926), '' ...

and starring

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Phyllis Konstam Phyllis Esther Kohnstamm (14 April 1907 – 20 August 1976), known as Phyllis Konstam, was an English film actress born in London. She appeared in 12 films between 1928 and 1964, including four directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Life Phyllis Est ...

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and

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. It was also released under the

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''Compromised!'' and was based on a play by Edith Fitzgerald. The film was produced by the leading British company of the era

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at their

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with sets designed by John Mead.

Plot

A young couple struggle with their overbearing parents.

Cast

as Daphne Ponsonby *Charles Hickman as George *

as Sadie Bannister *

as Mr Ponsonby *

as Mrs Ponsonby *

Leo Sheffield Leo Sheffield (15 November 1873 – 3 September 1951), born Arthur Leo Wilson, was an English singer and actor best known for his performances in baritone roles of the Savoy Operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. He made his first stage ap ...

as Mr Bannister *

Frank Perfitt Frank James Robert Perfitt (1880 – 1958) was a British film actor, born in Norwich, Norfolk in 1880. He died in Surrey in 1958. Selected filmography * '' The Flying Fifty-Five'' (1924) * '' Love and Hate'' (1924) * ''The Sins Ye Do'' (1924) * ...

as Hicks *

Barbara Gott Barbara Gott (1872–1944) was a Scottish stage and film actress. In 1913 she made her West End debut in Stanley Houghton's '' Trust the People''. Partial filmography * ''Betta, the Gipsy'' (1918) * '' The Romance of Lady Hamilton'' (1919) - ...

as Martha *

Margot Grahame Margot Grahame (born Margaret Clark; 20 February 1911 – 1 January 1982) was an English actress most noted for starring in '' The Informer'' (1935) and ''The Three Musketeers'' (1935). She started acting in 1930 and made her last screen app ...

as Muriel

References

External links

* 1930 films 1930s English-language films 1930 comedy films British comedy films Films shot at British International Pictures Studios Films directed by Thomas Bentley British films based on plays British black-and-white films Silent comedy films 1930s British films {{1930s-UK-comedy-film-stub