The Lost Chord (1933 film)

The Lost Chord is a 1933 British drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring John Stuart, Elizabeth Allan and Jack Hawkins.[1] The screenplay concerns a musician who becomes embroiled in the domestic rows of an aristocratic family. It was inspired by the Arthur Sullivan song The Lost Chord. Two earlier films directed by Wilfred Noy The Lost Chord (1917) and The Lost Chord (1925) were both also based on the song. The film was made at Twickenham Studios.[2]

The Lost Chord
Directed byMaurice Elvey
Produced byJulius Hagen
Written byH. Fowler Mear
StarringJohn Stuart
Elizabeth Allan
Jack Hawkins
Music byW. L. Trytel
CinematographySydney Blythe
Production
company
Release date
April 1933
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Cast

References

  1. "The Lost Chord". BFI. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
  2. "The Times (04/Jan/1933) - New British films". hitchcock.zone.

Bibliography

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


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