''Symphony in Two Flats'' is a 1930 British

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Gareth Gundrey Gareth Gundrey (1893–1965) was a British producer, screenwriter and film director. Selected filmography Director * ''Just for a Song'' (1930) * '' Symphony in Two Flats'' (1930) * '' The Stronger Sex'' (1931) * ''The Hound of the Baskervilles ...

and starring

Ivor Novello Ivor Novello (born David Ivor Davies; 15 January 1893 – 6 March 1951) was a Welsh actor, dramatist, singer and composer who became one of the most popular British entertainers of the first half of the 20th century. He was born into a musical ...

Benita Hume Benita Hume (14 October 1907 – 1 November 1967) was an English theatre and film actress. She appeared in more than 40 films from 1925 to 1955. Life and career She was married to film actor Ronald Colman from 1938 to his death in 1958; t ...

, Jacqueline Logan and

Cyril Ritchard Cyril Joseph Trimnell-Ritchard (1 December 1898 – 18 December 1977), known professionally as Cyril Ritchard, was an Australian stage, screen and television actor, and director. He is best remembered today for his performance as Captain Hook i ...

. It was an adaptation of a successful 1929 West End play of the same title written by Novello. Separate versions were made for the United Kingdom and United States releases, with Jacqueline Logan replacing Benita Hume in the American version. It was made at

Elstree Elstree is a large village in the Hertsmere borough of Hertfordshire, England. It is about northwest of central London on the former A5 road, which follows the course of Watling Street. In 2011, its population was 5,110. It forms part of the ...

and

Islington Studios Islington Studios, often known as Gainsborough Studios, were British film studios located on the south bank of the Regent's Canal, in Poole Street, Hoxton in the former Metropolitan Borough of Shoreditch, London between 1919 and 1949. The studi ...

. The film's sets were designed by

Alex Vetchinsky Alex Vetchinsky ( Alec Hyman Vetchinsky; 9 November 1904 – 4 March 1980) was a BAFTA nominated British film art director and production designer. He worked on more than a hundred productions during a career that lasted between 1928 and 1974. Ve ...

Cast

as David Kennard *

as Lesley Fullerton (UK version) * Jacqueline Logan as Leslie Fullerton (US version) *

as Leo Chavasse * Renee Clama as Elsie * Minnie Rayner as Mabel *

Maidie Andrews Maidie Andrews (27 September 1893 – 13 October 1986) was an English actress and singer who, with a career that spanned six decades, was a child actress and later a stage beauty who appeared in musical comedy including the original London ...

as Miss Trebelly *

Clifford Heatherley Clifford Heatherley Lamb (8 October 1888 in Preston, Lancashire – 15 September 1937 in London) was an English stage and film actor. Filmography * ''Henry VIII'' (1911) * ''Bleak House'' (1920) * '' The Tavern Knight'' (1920) * '' The Mys ...

as Wainwright * Ernest A. Dagnall as Bradfield * Alex Scott-Gatty as Doctor Mortimer * Jack Payne as himself

References

Bibliography

*Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927–1939''. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

* 1930 films 1930 drama films Films directed by Gareth Gundrey British drama films Islington Studios films Films shot at British International Pictures Studios Gainsborough Pictures films British black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s British films Films set in London British films based on plays Films scored by Louis Levy {{1930s-UK-film-stub