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Carnival (1931 film)

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Carnival
Directed byHerbert Wilcox
Written byDonald Macardle
Produced byHarley Knoles
Herbert Wilcox
StarringMatheson Lang
Joseph Schildkraut
Kay Hammond
Chili Bouchier
CinematographyFreddie Young
Jack Parker
Edited byMaclean Rogers
Production
company
Release date
  • 30 October 1931 (1931-10-30)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Carnival is a 1931 British drama film in black and white with colour sequences directed by Herbert Wilcox and produced by his British & Dominions Film Corporation, starring Matheson Lang, Joseph Schildkraut, Kay Hammond and Chili Bouchier.[1] During a performance of Othello a jealous actor attempts to strangle his wife who he believes has committed adultery.[2] It was a remake of the 1921 film Carnival.[3] The French musician Alfred Rode appears with his band.[4]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "Venetian Nights (1931)". IMDb. 31 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Carnival (1931)". BFI. Archived from the original on 17 January 2009.
  3. ^ "BFI Screenonline: Carnival (1931)".
  4. ^ "Alfred Rode and His Royal Tzigane Band". BFI. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012.

Bibliography

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