''Tesha'' is a 1928 British

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

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 f ...

and

Edwin Greenwood Edwin Greenwood (1895–1939) was a British screenwriter, novelist and film director. Selected filmography Director * ''The Fair Maid of Perth (film), The Fair Maid of Perth'' (1923) * ''Heartstrings (1923 film), Heartstrings'' (1923) * ''The Bel ...

and starring María Corda,

Jameson Thomas Jameson Thomas (born Thomas Roland Jameson; 24 March 1888 – 10 January 1939) was an English film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1923 and 1939. Biography He was born in St George Hanover Square, London. On the stage from ...

, and

Paul Cavanagh William Grigs Atkinson (8 December 1888 – 15 March 1964), known professionally as Paul Cavanagh, was an English film and stage actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1928 and 1959. Life and career Cavanagh was born in Felling ...

. The film was originally shot as a

silent film A silent film is a film without synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, w ...

but in 1929 sound was added. While the sound version no audible dialog, it features a synchronized musical score with sound effects. The sound version of the film was released under the title ''A Woman In The Night'' in the United States.

Plot

A man's wife has an affair with his best friend and becomes pregnant.

Cast

* María Corda as Tesha *

as Robert Dobree *

as Lenane *

Mickey Brantford Mickey Brantford (26 March 1911 – 18 October 1984) was an English actor and film production manager . Mickey Brantford was born Michael Richard Henry Comerford into a theatrical family, in London. He began his career in the silent film era as ...

as Simpson *

Clifford Heatherley Clifford Heatherley Lamb (8 October 1888 in Preston, Lancashire – 15 September 1937 in London) was an English stage and film actor. Filmography * ''Henry VIII'' (1911) * ''Bleak House'' (1920) * '' The Tavern Knight'' (1920) * '' The Mys ...

as Doctor * J.J. Espinosa as Dancemaster * Boris Ranevsky as Tesha's Father * Daisy Campbell as Mrs Dobree

Censorship

When ''Tesha'' was released as ''A Woman In The Night'' in the United States, many states and cities in the United States had censor boards that could require cuts or other eliminations before the film could be shown. The Ohio Board of Censors banned the film in its entirety as its theme was considered too immoral.

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* 1928 films 1928 drama films 1920s pregnancy films Films directed by Victor Saville Films directed by Edwin Greenwood Transitional sound drama films British drama films British silent feature films Films shot at British International Pictures Studios Films set in England British black-and-white films Films produced by Victor Saville Films with screenplays by Victor Saville 1920s English-language films 1920s British films Silent British drama films Films about adultery in the United Kingdom English-language drama films {{1920s-UK-film-stub