''Lord Camber's Ladies'' (1932) is a British

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directed by Benn W. Levy, produced by

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, and starring Gerald du Maurier,

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, and Nigel Bruce.

Plot

An aristocrat marries a singer, but then tries to murder her when he falls in love with another woman.

Cast

* Gerald du Maurier as Doctor Napier *

as Lady Camber *

as Janet King * Nigel Bruce as Lord Camber * Clare Greet as Peach * A. Bromley Davenport as Sir Bedford Slufter * Betty Norton as Hetty * Harold Meade as Ainley * Hugh E. Wright as Old Man * Hal Gordon as Stage Manager *

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as Actress

Production background

This is the only film Alfred Hitchcock produced but did not direct. It was later dismissed by him as a BIP quota quickie: "a poison thing. I gave it to Benn Levy to direct". It is an adaptation of the 1915 play '' The Case of Lady Camber'' by Horace Annesley Vachell. The play had previously been filmed in 1915 by Walter West.

References

External links

* * 1932 films 1932 drama films Films shot at British International Pictures Studios Films directed by Benn Levy Films produced by Alfred Hitchcock British drama films British black-and-white films Films set in London British films based on plays 1930s English-language films 1930s British films {{1930s-UK-film-stub