Head over Heels (1937 film)
| Head over Heels | |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Head Over Heels is a 1937 British musical film directed by Sonnie Hale and starring Jessie Matthews, Robert Flemyng and Louis Borel.[1] It was released in the U.S. as Head over Heels in Love.[2]
Production
The film was made at the Lime Grove Studios in London[3] with sets designed by Alfred Junge. It was based on the play Pierre ou Jack by Francis de Croisset (Paris, 1931).[4]
Plot
In Paris, nightclub entertainer Jeanne (Jessie Matthews) falls in love with her dance partner, the idle, womanising Marcel (Louis Borel). When Marcel runs off with rich and glamorous film star Norma (Helen Whitney Bourne), Jeanne's true love Pierre (Robert Flemyng) comes to her aid, and helps find her work on the radio. After becoming a successful radio star, Jeanne becomes attractive once more to Marcel, but the faithful Pierre cannot risk losing her again.
Cast
- Jessie Matthews as Jeanne Colbert
- Robert Flemyng as Pierre
- Louis Borel as Marcel Larimour
- Romney Brent as Matty
- Whitney Bourne as Norma Langtry
- Paul Leyssac as Max
- Eliot Makeham as Martin
- Fred Duprez as Norma's manager
- Edward Cooper as Charles
Critical reception
Writing for The Spectator in 1937, Graham Greene gave the film a poor review, characterizing it as "a moribund tale of poor young people with ambitions in Parisian garrets". Greene concludes that the film is one of the "worst English film[s] of the quarter".[5]
The
References
- ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | HEAD OVER HEELS (1937)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
- ^ "Head over Heels in Love (1937) - Notes - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies.
- ^ Wood p.90
- ^ "Head over Heels in Love (1937) - Screenplay Info - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies.
- ISBN 0192812866.)
- ^ "Head over Heels in Love – review - cast and crew, movie star rating and where to watch film on TV and online". Radio Times.
- ^ "Head Over Heels in Love (1937) - Sonnie Hale - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
- Head over Heels at IMDb
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