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1932 film
The Faithful Heart
is a 1932 British
drama film
directed by
Victor Saville
and starring
Herbert Marshall
,
Edna Best
and
Anne Grey
.
[1]
It is based on the 1921 play
The Faithful Heart
by
Monckton Hoffe
. It was made at
Islington Studios
of
Gainsborough Pictures
in
London
.
[2]
The film's sets were designed by
Alex Vetchinsky
.
Plot
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At the turn of the century, a young waitress has a fling with a sailor on leave. He then departs for South Africa to fight in the
Boer War
and enjoys a distinguished career and is awarded a
Victoria Cross
for heroics in the
First World War
. Engaged to a
high society
heiress, his new status is changed by the sudden arrival of his long-lost daughter, the identical image of her now-deceased mother.
Cast
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References
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Bibliography
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- Wood, Linda.
British Films, 1927-1939
. British Film Institute, 1986.
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