Many Waters is a 1931 British romance film directed by Milton Rosmer and starring Lillian Hall-Davis, Arthur Margetson and Elizabeth Allan. The film was shot at the Elstree Studios of British International Pictures. It was based on the 1928 play of the same title by Monckton Hoffe. An elderly couple reminisce about the romantic adventures of their youth. It was the last film of actress Lillian Hall-Davis, a star of the silent era, who committed suicide in 1933.
Cast
Lillian Hall-Davis as Mabel Barcaldine
Arthur Margetson as Jim Barcaldine
Elizabeth Allan as Freda Barcaldine
Donald Calthrop as Compton Hardcastle
Sam Livesey as Stanley Rosel
Mary Clare as Mrs. Rosel
Robert Douglas as Godfrey Marvin
Charles Carson as Henry Delauney
Ivan Samson as Philip Sales
Renée Macready as Dolly Sales
Herbert Lomas as Everett
Hay Petrie as Director
J. Fisher White as Gentleman
Monckton Hoffe as Registrar
S.A. Cookson as Registrar of Marriage
Paul Gill as Doctor Sangster
Clare Greet as Registry Office Cleaner
Philip Hewland as Registry Office Clerk
David Miller as Mr. Clinchpole
Cicely Oates as Registry Office Cleaner
Bill Shine as Registry Office Junior Clerk
References
Bibliography
Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.