''Temptation'' is a 1934 British-French
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
Max Neufeld
Max Neufeld (13 February 1887 – 2 December 1967) was an Austrian film director, actor and screenwriter. He directed 70 films between 1919 and 1957. He directed the 1934 film '' The Song of the Sun'', which starred Vittorio De Sica.
Sele ...
and starring
Frances Day,
Stewart Rome and
Anthony Hankey.
[Wood p.84] It was made at the
Joinville Studios
The Joinville Studios were a film studio in Paris which operated between 1910 and 1987. They were one of the leading French studios, with major companies such as Pathé and Gaumont making films there.
A second studio was added to the original ...
in
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...
with sets designed by the
art director Jacques Colombier. It is the English-language version of ''
Antonia
Antonia may refer to:
People
* Antonia (name), including a list of people with the name
* Antonia gens, a Roman family, any woman of the gens was named ''Antonia''
* Antônia (footballer)
* Antônia Melo
Entertainment
* ''Antonia's Line'', or ...
''.
Cast
*
Frances Day as Antonia Palmay
*
Stewart Rome as Paul Palmay
* Anthony Hankey as William Parker
*
Peggy Simpson
Peggy Simpson (4 July 1913 in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire – 1 January 1994 in London) was a British actress. She appeared twice for director Alfred Hitchcock in '' The 39 Steps'' (1935) and ''Young and Innocent'' (1937).
Partial filmograp ...
as Piri
*
Mickey Brantford
Mickey Brantford (26 March 1911 – 18 October 1984) was an English actor and film production manager .
Mickey Brantford was born Michael Richard Henry Comerford into a theatrical family, in London. He began his career in the silent film era as ...
as Johnny
*
Lucy Beaumont as Headmistress
* Billy Watts as Gus
*
C. Denier Warren as Director
*
Effie Atherton
Effie Atherton (born Euphemia Walker Anderson; 3 July 1907 – 11 February 2005), was a British
singer, dancer, film actress, and musical comedy performer, known initially for her stage appearances in the West End of London and on Broadway in ...
as Vera Hanka
*
Molly Hamley-Clifford
Molly Hamley-Clifford (born Irene Leila Hamley Clifford; 1 August 1887 – 7 June 1956) was a British stage and film actress.
Early life
Clifford was born on 1 August 1887 in Exeter the daughter of George W and Eliza Clifford.
Selected filmo ...
as Maresa
* Alfred Rode and His Tzigane Orchestra as themselves
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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1934 films
1934 musical comedy films
British musical comedy films
French musical comedy films
Films shot at Joinville Studios
Films directed by Max Neufeld
British multilingual films
French multilingual films
British black-and-white films
Films scored by Paul Abraham
English-language French films
1934 multilingual films
1930s British films
1930s French films
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