East Lynne on the Western Front

East Lynne on the Western Front is a 1931 British comedy film directed by George Pearson and starring Herbert Mundin, Mark Daly and Alf Goddard. It was made at the Lime Grove Studios.

Plot

During the First World War a group of British soldiers serving on the Western Front stage a comic performance of the play East Lynne to entertain their comrades.

Cast

• Herbert Mundin as Bob Cox / Lady Isobel
• Mark Daly as Maurice / Levison
• Alf Goddard as Ben / Cornelia
• Hugh E. Wright as Fred
• Edwin Ellis as Sam / Barbara Hare
• Harold French as Reggie Pitt
• Adele Blanche as Mimi
• Wilfrid Lawson as Dick Webb / Carlyle
• Escott Davies as Joe / Little Willie
• Roger Livesey as Sandy
• Philip Godfrey as Jack / Hare
• Norman Shelley as Tony Wilson

References

Bibliography

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

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