''For Love of You'' is a 1933 British
musical comedy film
Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serve merely as breaks ...
directed by
Carmine Gallone
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and starring
Arthur Riscoe
Arthur Riscoe MC (1896–1954) was a British stage and film actor.
Early life
He was born Arthur Charles Boorman on 19 November 1896 in Sherburn-in-Elmet near Leeds, but at the age of 15 moved to Tasmania as a farm worker. When 18, he joined ...
,
Naunton Wayne
Naunton Wayne (born Henry Wayne Davies, 22 June 1901 – 17 November 1970), was a Welsh character actor, born in Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales. He was educated at Clifton College. His name was changed by deed poll in 1933.
Stage actor
His fir ...
and
Franco Foresta. It was made at
British and Dominions Elstree Studios.
[Wood p.77] It is the sequel to ''
Going Gay''.
The film's sets were designed by the
art director
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...
R. Holmes Paul
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* ''Reign'', the period of time during which an Emperor, king, queen, etc., is ruler.
* '' Rex'', abbreviated as R., the Latin word meaning King
* ''Regina'', abbreviated as R., the Latin word meaning Queen
* or , abbreviat ...
.
Cast
*
Arthur Riscoe
Arthur Riscoe MC (1896–1954) was a British stage and film actor.
Early life
He was born Arthur Charles Boorman on 19 November 1896 in Sherburn-in-Elmet near Leeds, but at the age of 15 moved to Tasmania as a farm worker. When 18, he joined ...
as Jack
*
Naunton Wayne
Naunton Wayne (born Henry Wayne Davies, 22 June 1901 – 17 November 1970), was a Welsh character actor, born in Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales. He was educated at Clifton College. His name was changed by deed poll in 1933.
Stage actor
His fir ...
as Jim
*
Franco Foresta as The Tenor
*
Diana Napier
Alice Mary Wolkowicki (née Ellis, formerly Mulcaster and Tauber; 31 January 1905 – 12 March 1982), known professionally as Diana Napier, was an English film actress. as The Wife
*
Pearl Osgood
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as The Girl
*
Valerie Hobson
Babette Louisa Valerie Hobson (14 April 1917 – 13 November 1998) was a British actress whose film career spanned the 1930s to the early 1950s. Her second husband was John Profumo, a British government minister who became the subject of the Pro ...
as Minor Role
References
Bibliography
* Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
* Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
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1933 films
1933 musical comedy films
Films directed by Carmine Gallone
British musical comedy films
Films shot at Imperial Studios, Elstree
Films set in Venice
1930s British films
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