The Girl Who Forgot
The Girl Who Forgot is a 1940 British comedy film directed by Adrian Brunel and starring Elizabeth Allan, Ralph Michael and Enid Stamp-Taylor.
| The Girl Who Forgot | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Adrian Brunel |
| Produced by | Louise Birt Daniel Birt |
| Written by | Gertrude Jennings (play) Louise Birt |
| Starring | Elizabeth Allan Ralph Michael Enid Stamp-Taylor Basil Radford |
| Cinematography | Geoffrey Faithfull |
| Edited by | Charles Hasse |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Butcher's Film Service |
Release date | 24 February 1940 |
Running time | 79 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
It was made at the Nettlefold Studios in Walton-on-Thames, based on a play The Young Lady in Pink by Gertrude E. Jennings. The film's sets were designed by the art director Holmes Paul. It was the final film of Brunel, who had been a leading director during the silent era.
Synopsis
On the train back from her school to Paddington, an eighteen-year-old girl named Leonora loses her memory. This coincides with her father's decision, having just got his pilot's license to take her mother on a flight to Baghdad. Lost in a hotel in London, she is rescued by a young man who wants to help her. However his fiancée is extremely jealous, and arranges for a poor confidence trickster to pretend to be her mother in exchange for cash.
Cast
- Elizabeth Allan as Leonora Barradine
- Ralph Michael as Tony Stevenage
- Enid Stamp-Taylor as Caroline Tonbridge
- Basil Radford as Mr. Barradine
- Jeanne de Casalis as Mrs. Barradine
- Muriel Aked as Mrs. Badger
- David Keir as Drawbridge
- Rita Grant as Ada Badger
- Eileen Sharp as Sara
Bibliography
- Wood, Linda. British Films 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.