''Christopher Strong'' is a

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by the British writer

Gilbert Frankau Captain Gilbert Frankau (21 April 1884 – 4 November 1952) was a popular British novelist. He was known also for verse (he was a war poet of World War I), including a number of verse novels, and short stories. He was born in London into a Je ...

which was first published in 1932.

Film adaptation

In 1933 the novel was adapted into an American film ''

Christopher Strong ''Christopher Strong'' (also known as ''The Great Desire'' and ''The White Moth'') is a 1933 American pre-Code romantic drama film produced by RKO and directed by Dorothy Arzner. It is a tale of illicit love among the English aristocracy and ...

'' made by

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and starring

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and

Colin Clive Colin Glenn Clive (born Clive-Greig; 20 January 1900 – 25 June 1937) was a British theatre and film actor. Known for portraying individualistic, tumultuous characters which often mirrored his personal life, he is most famous for his role as ...

.Goble p.166

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. 1932 British novels British novels adapted into films Novels by Gilbert Frankau Novels set in England British romance novels Hutchinson (publisher) books {{1930s-novel-stub