''A Warm Corner'' is a 1930 British comedy film directed by

Victor Saville Victor Saville (25 September 1895 – 8 May 1979) was an English film director, producer, and screenwriter. He directed 39 films between 1927 and 1954. He also produced 36 films between 1923 and 1962. Biography Saville produced his first fi ...

and starring

Leslie Henson Leslie Lincoln Henson (3 August 1891 – 2 December 1957) was an English comedian, actor, producer for films and theatre, and film director. He initially worked in silent films and Edwardian musical comedy and became a popular music hall comed ...

Heather Thatcher Heather Thatcher (3 September 1896 – 15 January 1987) was an English actress in theatre and films. Dancer By 1922, Thatcher was a dancer. She was especially noted for her interpretation of an Egyptian harem dance. Her exotic clothes were desi ...

and Austin Melford. The film's sets were designed by

Walter Murton Walter Murton was a British art director, who worked from the 1920s until the 1940s. During his early career in the 1920s Murton was the regular set designer on the silent film series '' The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'' and ''The Myst ...

. It was based on a successful play by Franz Arnold and

Ernst Bach Ernst Bach (10 May 1876 – 1 November 1929) was an Austrian actor and playwright. He made his debut as an actor at the Wiener Raimond Theater in 1899. In 1903 he moved to Berlin to the Residenztheater, then to Lustspielhaus in 1905, where he becam ...

. It featured an early screen appearance by

Merle Oberon Merle Oberon (born Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson; 19 February 191123 November 1979) was a British actress who began her film career in British films as Anne Boleyn in ''The Private Life of Henry VIII'' (1933). After her success in ''The Scarle ...

. It was made at British and Dominions Elstree Studios by

Gainsborough Pictures Gainsborough Pictures was a British film studio based on the south bank of the Regent's Canal, in Poole Street, Hoxton in the former Metropolitan Borough of Shoreditch, north London. Gainsborough Studios was active between 1924 and 1951. The c ...

.Wood p.70 The film's sets were designed by

Cast

as Mr Corner *

as Mimi * Austin Melford as Peter Price * Connie Ediss as Mrs Corner *

Toni Edgar-Bruce Toni Edgar-Bruce (4 June 1892 – 28 March 1966) was a British actress, frequently seen on stage. Her theatre work included the original West End production of Somerset Maugham's '' The Circle'' in 1921. The actor-manager Edgar Bruce was h ...

as Lady Bayswater *

Alfred Wellesley Alfred Wellesley (25 July 1872 – 7 December 1943) was an English stage and film actor.British Film Institute websiteAlfred Wellesley /ref> Partial filmography * '' The Twelve Pound Look'' (1920) * '' A Warm Corner'' (1930) * ''The New Hotel'' ...

as Mr Turner *

Kim Peacock Kim Peacock (1901–1966) was born on 24 March 1901 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England. He was an actor and writer, known for ''Midnight at the Wax Museum'' (1936), ''BBC Sunday-Night Theatre'' (1950) and ''Hit Parade'' (1952). He died on 26 Decem ...

as Count Toscani * Belle Chrystall as Peggy * George DeWarfaz as Count Pasetti *

Harry Crocker Henry Joseph Crocker II (July 2, 1893 – May 23, 1958) was an American journalist and occasional film actor. Life and career Although Crocker was for most of his career a '' Los Angeles Examiner'' newsman, he also appeared as Rex in Charli ...

as Joseph *

as Minor role

Notes and references

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1930 films 1930 comedy films British comedy films Films directed by Victor Saville British films based on plays Films shot at Imperial Studios, Elstree Gainsborough Pictures films British black-and-white films Films with screenplays by Victor Saville 1930s English-language films 1930s British films {{1930s-UK-comedy-film-stub