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Yellow Sands (film)
2026-11-16 02:26:32 · Cedar Herald Index
Yellow Sands is a 1938 British comedy drama film directed by Herbert Brenon and starring Marie Tempest, Belle Chrystall, Wilfrid Lawson and Robert Newton. It was based on the 1926 play Yellow Sands by Adelaide and Eden Phillpotts.
Premise
The film is a rural comedy about a rich dying woman's relatives that are about to be disappointed by the contents of her will.

Cast
Marie Tempest as Jennifer Varwell
Belle Chrystall as Lydia Blake
Wilfrid Lawson as Richard Varwell
Robert Newton as Joe Varwell
Patrick Barr as Arthur Varwell
Amy Veness as Mary Varwell
Coral Browne as Emma Copplestone
Drusilla Wills as Minnie Masters
Muriel Johnston as Nellie Masters
Edward Rigby as Tom Major
References
External links
1938 films
1938 comedy-drama films
Films shot at Associated British Studios
1930s English-language films
British comedy-drama films
British black-and-white films
British films based on plays
Films directed by Herbert Brenon
1930s British films
