''The Lady from the Sea'' is a 1929 British

romance film Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...

directed by Castleton Knight and starring Ray Milland, Mona Goya, and

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. A fisherman working off the

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becomes romantically attached to an upper-class woman. The film was also known as ''Goodwin Sands''. The film was originally released as a

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, but was re-released in a

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version. It was shot at

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and originally released by

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.Wood p.67 The film's sets were designed by the art director

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Cast

* Mona Goya as Claire le Grange * Ray Milland as Tom Roberts *

as Old Roberts *Bruce Gordon as Dick Roberts *Eugenie Amami as Rose *Anita Graham as Mrs. Roberts * Wilfred Shine as Doctor

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachel. ''The History of British Film: Volume IV, 1918–1929''. Routledge, 1997. * McKay, James. ''Ray Milland: The Films, 1929-1984''. McFarland, 2020. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

* 1929 films Films shot at British International Pictures Studios 1920s romance films Films directed by Castleton Knight British black-and-white films British romance films Films set in Kent British silent feature films Transitional sound films Paramount Pictures films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films {{1920s-romance-film-stub