Summary Ann Williams (Miriam Hopkins), secretary to eccentric drama critic T.H. Skeates (A.E. Matthews), is persuaded to alter a ruinous review of Shakespearean actor Edmond Davey (Sebastian Shaw) by Davey's wife Barbara (Gertrude Lawrence). Davey's "Othello" becomes a hit and Ann, even though fired by Skeates, becomes a fan of Davey and starts to fall for him, much to the jealousy of her boyfriend Tommy (Sir Rex Harrison). At the prospect of involvement in an adulterous triangle, Ann recoils. But despite her resolution, the characters' love lives become ever more tangled and a real-life tragedy of Othello looms. View more details
Directed : Walter Reisch
Written : Walter Reisch G.B. Stern Iris Wright
Stars : Rex Harrison Sebastian Shaw Miriam Hopkins Gertrude Lawrence
Genres : Drama
Release date : May 20, 1937
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
Filming locations : Hyde Park, Westminster, Greater London, England, UK
Production companies : London Film Productions
Summary Ann Williams (Miriam Hopkins), secretary to eccentric drama critic T.H. Skeates (A.E. Matthews), is persuaded to alter a ruinous review of Shakespearean actor Edmond Davey (Sebastian Shaw) by Davey's wife Barbara (Gertrude Lawrence). Davey's "Othello" becomes a hit and Ann, even though fired by Skeates, becomes a fan of Davey and starts to fall for him, much to the jealousy of her boyfriend Tommy (Sir Rex Harrison). At the prospect of involvement in an adulterous triangle, Ann recoils. But despite her resolution, the characters' love lives become ever more tangled and a real-life tragedy of Othello looms. View more details
Genres : Drama
Release date : May 20, 1937
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
Filming locations : Hyde Park, Westminster, Greater London, England, UK
Production companies : London Film Productions
