Many Waters (film)

1931 film

Many Waters

Directed by| Milton Rosmer
Written by| Leon M. Lion

Based on| Many Waters by Monckton Hoffe
Produced by| J.A. Thorpe
Starring| Lillian Hall-Davis
Arthur Margetson
Elizabeth Allan
Donald Calthrop
Cinematography| Henry W. Gerrard
Hal Young
Edited by| Bert Bates

Production
company

Associated Metropolitan

Distributed by| Pathé Pictures International

Release date

* November 1931 (1931-11)

Running time

| 75 minutes
Country| United Kingdom
Language| English

Many Waters is a 1931 British romance film directed by Milton Rosmer and starring Lillian Hall-Davis, Arthur Margetson and Elizabeth Allan.[1] The film was shot at the Elstree Studios of British International Pictures.[2] It was based on the 1928 play of the same title by Monckton Hoffe. It was the last film of actress Lillian Hall-Davis, a star of the silent era, who committed suicide in 1933.[citation needed]

## Plot

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An elderly couple reminisce about the romantic adventures of their youth.

## Cast

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* Lillian Hall-Davis as Mabel Barcaldine
* Arthur Margetson as Jim Barcaldine
* Elizabeth Allan as Freda Barcaldine
* Donald Calthrop as Compton Hardcastle
* Sam Livesey as Stanley Rosel
* Mary Clare as Mrs. Rosel
* Robert Douglas as Godfrey Marvin
* Charles Carson as Henry Delauney
* Ivan Samson as Philip Sales
* Renée Macready as Dolly Sales
* Herbert Lomas as Everett
* Hay Petrie as Director
* J. Fisher White as Gentleman
* Monckton Hoffe as Registrar
* S.A. Cookson as Registrar of Marriage
* Paul Gill as Doctor Sangster
* Clare Greet as Registry Office Cleaner
* Philip Hewland as Registry Office Clerk
* David Miller as Mr. Clinchpole
* Cicely Oates as Registry Office Cleaner
* Bill Shine as Registry Office Junior Clerk

## References

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1. ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | MANY WATERS (1931)". Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
2. ^ Wood p.72

## Bibliography

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

## External links

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* Many Waters at IMDb

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Films directed by Milton Rosmer

* Balaclava (1928)
* Dreyfus (1931)
* The Perfect Lady (1931)
* Many Waters (1931)
* P.C. Josser (1931)
* After the Ball (1932)
* Channel Crossing (1933)
* The Secret of the Loch (1934)
* What Happened to Harkness? (1934)
* Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn (1935)
* Emil and the Detectives (1935)
* The Guv'nor (1935)
* Everything Is Thunder (1936)
* The Great Barrier (1937)
* The Challenge (1938)

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