Many Waters (film) explained

Many Waters is a 1931 British romance film directed by Milton Rosmer and starring Lillian Hall-Davis, Arthur Margetson and Elizabeth Allan.^[1] The film was shot at the Elstree Studios of British International Pictures.^[2] It was based on the 1928 play of the same title by Monckton Hoffe. It was the last film of actress Lillian Hall-Davis, a star of the silent era, who committed suicide in 1933.

Plot

An elderly couple reminisce about the romantic adventures of their youth.

Cast

• Lillian Hall-Davis as Mabel Barcaldine
• Arthur Margetson as Jim Barcaldine
• Elizabeth Allan as Freda Barcaldine
• Donald Calthrop as Compton Hardcastle
• Sam Livesey as Stanley Rosel
• Mary Clare as Mrs. Rosel
• Robert Douglas as Godfrey Marvin
• Charles Carson as Henry Delauney
• Ivan Samson as Philip Sales
• Renée Macready as Dolly Sales
• Herbert Lomas as Everett
• Hay Petrie as Director
• J. Fisher White as Gentleman
• Monckton Hoffe as Registrar
• S.A. Cookson as Registrar of Marriage
• Paul Gill as Doctor Sangster
• Clare Greet as Registry Office Cleaner
• Philip Hewland as Registry Office Clerk
• David Miller as Mr. Clinchpole
• Cicely Oates as Registry Office Cleaner
• Bill Shine as Registry Office Junior Clerk

Bibliography

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: BFI | Film & TV Database | MANY WATERS (1931) . 12 March 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121022173533/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/63638 . 22 October 2012 . dead .
2. Wood p.72