Dark Red Roses (1929)
David Cardew, a talented sculptor, lives an idyllic life in the English countryside with his wife, Laura, and their two children. But his happiness spoils as he becomes increasingly fixated on the idea that Laura is having an affair with a young cellist, Anton Falk. The three attend a fête where David watches Anton and Laura during a ballet about brutal and violent revenge - and his obsession begins to take an even darker turn....
- Date of release
- 1929-10-16
- TMDB
- 8.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 3m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Sinclair Hill
Casting
- Stewart Rome — David Cardew
- Frances Doble — Laura Cardew
- Hugh Morton — Anton Falk
- Kate Cutler — Laura's Mother
- Una O'Connor — Mrs Weaks, the housekeeper
- Jill Clayton — Jill Cardew
- Jack Clayton — Jack Cardew
- Sidney Morgan — Tim, the gardener
- Lydia Lopokova — Russian Ballet Dancer (Wife)
- Anton Dolin — Russian Ballet Dancer (Lover)
- George Balanchine — Russian Ballet Dancer (Husband)
Interesting facts
Dark Red Roses is a 1929 British all-talking sound film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Stewart Rome, Frances Doble and Hugh Eden. It was written by Leslie Howard Gordon from a short story by Stacy Aumonier. The soundtrack was recorded using the phonofilm sound-on-film process. The film includes a sequence featuring the Ballets Russes choreographed by George Balanchine.
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