''Designing'' Women, also known as ''House of Cards'', is a 1934 British

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Ivar Campbell Ivar Campbell (born 1904, died 1985), full name Donald Robert Ivar Campbell, was a New Zealand screenwriter and film director. Son of Lt-Col Robert Ormus Campbell and Beatrice (née Cadell). Personal life Born in New Zealand when his father w ...

and starring Stewart Rome, Valerie Taylor and

Tyrell Davis Tyrell Davis (1902–1970) was a British film actor, Cambridge educated, who appeared on the West End and Broadway stage, as well as in British and American films. Filmography * '' Lucky in Love'' (1929) * ''Mother's Boy'' (1929) * ''His Glor ...

. It was shot at

Shepperton Studios Shepperton Studios is a film studio located in Shepperton, Surrey, England, with a history dating back to 1931. It is now part of the Pinewood Studios Group. During its early existence, the studio was branded as Sound City (not to be confused ...

.Wood p.77

Cast

* Stewart Rome as Travers * Valerie Taylor as Diana Dent *

as Hildebrand Way * D. A. Clarke-Smith as Bowsfield *Cyril Gardiner as Alan Dent * Kathleen Kelly as Molly * Edgar Driver as Green

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

* 1934 films Films directed by Ivar Campbell Films shot at Shepperton Studios Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films British black-and-white films British drama films 1934 drama films 1930s British films 1930s English-language films {{1930s-UK-film-stub