''The Woman Between'' is a 1931 British

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directed by

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and starring

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, Adrianne Allen and

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. It was made at

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, the leading studio of the era. Mander adapted the film from Miles Malleson's 1925 play ''Conflict''. The film is notable for its sexual and political content which has been attributed to a brief period of relaxation in oversight by the

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. It was one three similarly themed films which Allen appeared in at the time including '' Loose Ends'' and ''

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''.''The Unknown Thirties''. p.219-36

Premise

An aristocratic young woman becomes romantically torn between two men, once friends at University, who stand for the

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and Labour Party in an election. Both have murky recent pasts, one having been a petty thief and the other had lived outside of marriage with the heroine. Her father is left bemused by the morals of the younger generation.

Cast

as Tom Smith * Adrianne Allen as Lady Pamela *

as Sir Clive Marlowe * C.M. Hallard as Earl Bellingdon *

Barbara Hoffe Barbara Hoffe was a British stage actress.Wearing p.482 She also appeared in six silent films and one early sound film. Filmography * '' It's Always the Woman'' (1916) * '' Five Pounds Reward'' (1920) * '' The Marriage Lines'' (1921) * '' Belong ...

as Mrs. Tremayne *

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as Mrs. Robinson * Winifred Oughton as Mrs. Jones * Disney Roebuck as Daniels * Miles Malleson as Minor Role * Netta Westcott as Minor Role

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Richards, Jeffrey. ''The Unknown 1930s: An Alternative History of the British Cinema, 1929-1939''. I.B. Tauris, 2000. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

Streaming

''The Woman Between'' video from Internet Archive
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