Summaries

In order to win back an old flame whom he jilted to marry a singer, a British lord resorts to skulduggery. When his wife enters the hospital for treatment of a serious ailment, he finds that his old flame is now a nurse there.

The movie is an adaptation of the 1915 play The Case of Lady Camber by Horace Annesley Vachell. In this murder thriller, Lord Camber marries a singer, but then decides to murder her in order to marry another woman that he has fallen in love with.—Elizabeth A. Root

After British Lord Camber jilts his sweetheart and marries a singer, the sweetheart becomes a nurse and assistant to a prominent doctor. While she has affection for the doctor, she still hasn't gotten over the lord. When Lord Camber's wife goes to the hospital for treatment of a serious ailment, he tries to rekindle his flame with the nurse. She resists because he's married, so Lord Camber resorts to skulduggery to try to win her back.—SimonJack

Details

Keywords
  • character name in title
  • wife
  • based on play
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Mar 19, 1933
Countries of origin United Kingdom
Language English
Filming locations Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Production companies British International Pictures (BIP)

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 20m
Color Black and White
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

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