''Tilly of Bloomsbury'' is a 1931 British comedy film directed by

Jack Raymond Jack Raymond (1886–1953) was an English actor and film director. Born in Wimborne, Dorset in 1886, he began acting before the First World War in '' A Detective for a Day''. In 1921 he directed his first film and gradually he wound down his a ...

and starring Sydney Howard,

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 ...

, Richard Bird and Edward Chapman. It is based on the play '' Tilly of Bloomsbury'' by

Ian Hay Major General John Hay Beith, Order of the British Empire, CBE Military Cross, MC (17 April 1876 – 22 September 1952), was a British schoolmaster and soldier, but is best remembered as a novelist, playwright, essayist, and historian who w ...

, previously adapted into a 1921 silent film of the same title It was shot at the

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outside

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Clifford Pember Clifford Fanshawe Pember (1881–1955) was a British art director notable for his set designs in British cinema and theatre. Pember worked on films during the late silent and early sound eras. Pember originally trained as an architect. In 1928 ...

. The screenplay concerns a woman who falls in love with an

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Premise

A young woman falls in love with an aristocrat and tries to convince his parents that she is herself wealthy.

Cast

* Sydney Howard as Samuel Stillbottle *

as Tilly Welwyn * Richard Bird as Dick Mainwaring * Edward Chapman as Percy Welwyn * Ellie Jeffreys as Lady Marion Mainwaring * Marie Wright as Mrs. Banks *

Mabel Russell Mabel Philipson (née Russell; 2 January 1886 – 9 January 1951), known as Mrs Hilton Philipson when not on the stage, was a British actor and politician. Having starred in multiple plays in London, including a period as a Gaiety Girl, Philips ...

as Mrs. Welwyn * H. R. Hignett as Lucius Welwyn * Ena Grossmith as Amelia Welwyn *

Sebastian Smith ''Sebastian Smith'' (3 October 1869 – 15 January 1948) was a British stage and film actor. He was born in Southwell, Nottinghamshire. Filmography * ''Rescued by Rover'' (1905) * ''Prehistoric Peeps'' (1905) * ''The Tramp's Dream'' (1906) ...

as Abel Mainwaring * Leila Page as Sylvia * Olwen Roose as Constance Damery * T. Gordon Blythe as Metha Ram

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1931 films British comedy films 1931 comedy films 1930s English-language films Films directed by Jack Raymond British films based on plays Films based on works by Ian Hay Films set in London British black-and-white films Films shot at Imperial Studios, Elstree 1930s British films {{1930s-UK-comedy-film-stub