The Constant Nymph

The Constant Nymph (1928)

Sanger, an eccentric expatriate composer, dies in his house in the Austrian Alps, leaving his daughters penniless. The young composer Lewis Dodd, a longstanding friend of the family, falls in love with their cousin Florence when she comes to take the girls back to England. But little Tessa Sanger is in love with Lewis herself, and when she runs away from school and comes to live with Florence and her husband, their already-shaky marriage is further undermined

Date of release
1928-02-20
TMDB
10.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 50m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Adrian Brunel

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: The Constant Nymph

The Constant Nymph is a 1928 British silent drama film directed by Adrian Brunel and starring Ivor Novello and Mabel Poulton. It was the first film adaptation of the 1924 best-selling and controversial novel The Constant Nymph by Margaret Kennedy and the 1926 stage play version by Kennedy and Basil Dean.

Production

Location filming took place in the Austrian Tyrol.

The theme of adolescent sexuality reportedly discomfited the British film censors, until they were reassured that lead actress Poulton was in fact in her 20s.

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