Cape Forlorn
| Cape Forlorn | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ewald André Dupont |
| Based on | play by Frank Harvey |
| Starring |
Fay Compton Frank Harvey Ian Hunter |
Release date | 1931 |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
Cape Forlorn is a 1931 British drama film directed by Ewald André Dupont and starring Fay Compton, Frank Harvey and Ian Hunter.[1] It was the English-language version of a British International Pictures multiple-language production with France and Germany which also made Le cap perdu and Menschen im Käfig.
Plot
A lighthouse on a lonely coast of New Zealand is looked after by lighthouse keeper William Kell. Kell marries Eileen, a dancer in a cabaret, who winds up having an affair with Kell's assistant, Cass. Eileen then begins flirting with a stranger, Kingsley, an absconder who is rescued from the wreck of a motor launch. Kingsley and Cass quarrel; the woman rushes upon the scene with a revolver, fires blindly, and Cass Is shot dead.
Selected cast
- Fay Compton – Eileen Kell
- Frank Harvey – William Kell
- Ian Hunter – Gordon Kingsley
- Edmund Willard – Henry Cass
- Donald Calthrop – Parsons
- Jerome Vincent
Original play
| Cape Forlorn | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Frank Harvey |
| Date premiered | Fortune Theatre, London |
| Place premiered | 30 March 1930[2] |
| Original language | English |
| Setting | A lighthouse off the New Zealand coast |
The movie was based on a play which premiered in 1930. It was written by Frank Harvey who appeared in the original cast.
Production
Shooting took place in late 1930[3] and it was made in English, French and German.[4]
Release
The film was originally banned in Australia by the censor[5] but this was overturned on appeal after a number of cuts were agreed upon.[6]
Reviews were poor.[7]
Shortly after the film was released in Australia, Harvey appeared in a production of the play at the Criterion Theatre in Sydney.[8] Harvey said this was in part because the film version had so changed his play.[9]
References
- ↑ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/28642
- ↑ ""STRONG MEAT".". The Daily News. Perth: National Library of Australia. 3 April 1930. p. 1 Edition: HOME FINAL EDITION. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- ↑ "BRITISH FILMS.". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 5 December 1930. p. 17. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- ↑ "UNORTHODOX.". The Daily News. Perth: National Library of Australia. 27 March 1931. p. 11 Edition: HOME (FINAL) EDITION. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- ↑ "FILMS BANNED.". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 10 April 1931. p. 9. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- ↑ ""CAPE FORLORN.".". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 25 April 1931. p. 15. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- ↑ "NEW FILMS.". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 4 May 1931. p. 5. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- ↑ "Advertising.". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 18 August 1931. p. 2. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- ↑ ""CAPE FORLORN.".". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 31 August 1931. p. 5. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
External links
- Cape Forlorn on IMDb