The First Mrs. Fraser (play)
''The First Mrs. Fraser'' is a 1929 play by the Irish writer St. John Ervine St John Greer Ervine (28 December 1883 – 24 January 1971) was an Irish biographer, novelist, critic, dramatist, and theatre manager. He was the most prominent Ulster writer of the early twentieth century and a major Irish dramatist whose work in .... After his second wife leaves him for somebody else, a man returns to his true love - his first wife. The play has been revived a number of times and is one of Ervine's best-known works. Adaptations In 1932 the play was turned into a British film '' The First Mrs. Fraser'' directed by Sinclair Hill.Oakley p.112 It was followed by a 1950 television film and a 1955 German film which drew heavily on the plot. References Bibliography Oakley, Charles Allen. ''Where We Came In: Seventy Years of the British Film Industry''. Routledge, 2013. 1929 plays British plays adapted into films Plays set in England {{1920s-play-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The First Mrs
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Sinclair Hill
Sinclair Hill (10 June 1896 – 6 March 1945) was a British film director, producer and screenwriter. He directed nearly fifty films between 1920 and 1939. He was born as George Sinclair-Hill in London in 1894. He was awarded an OBE for his services to film. Hill was employed by Stoll Pictures in the 1920s and Gainsborough Pictures in the 1930s. Filmography * '' At the Villa Rose'' (1920) * ''The Hundredth Chance'' (1920) * '' The Tidal Wave'' (1920) * '' The Tavern Knight'' (1920) * ''A Question of Trust'' (1920) * '' The Place of Honour'' (1921) * '' The Mystery of Mr. Bernard Brown'' (1921) * '' The Nonentity'' (1921) * '' The Lonely Lady of Grosvenor Square'' (1922) * ''The Experiment'' (1922) * '' Half a Truth'' (1922) * '' Petticoat Loose'' (1922) * '' The Truants'' (1922) * '' Open Country'' (1922) * '' Expiation'' (1922) * '' The Indian Love Lyrics'' (1923) * ''Don Quixote'' (1923) * '' One Arabian Night'' (1923) * ''The Conspirators'' (1924) * ''White Slippers'' (1924 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1929 Plays
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British Plays Adapted Into Films
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