Symphony in Two Flats

1930 film

Gareth Gundrey
Angus MacPhail

Based onSymphony in Two Flats by Ivor NovelloProduced byMichael BalconStarring

Ivor Novello
Benita Hume
Jacqueline Logan

CinematographyJames WilsonEdited byIan DalrympleMusic byLouis Levy
Eric Coates

Production
company

Gainsborough Pictures

Distributed byGaumont British Distributors

Release date

16 July 1930 (1930-07-16)

Running time

86 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish

Symphony in Two Flats is a 1930 British drama film directed by Gareth Gundrey and starring Ivor Novello, Benita Hume, Jacqueline Logan and Cyril Ritchard.^[1] It was an adaptation of a successful 1929 West End play of the same title written by Novello.^[2] Separate versions were made for the United Kingdom and United States releases, with Jacqueline Logan replacing Benita Hume in the American version.

It was made at Elstree and Islington Studios.^[3] The film's sets were designed by Alex Vetchinsky.^[4]

Cast

Ivor Novello as David Kennard
Benita Hume as Lesley Fullerton (UK version)
Jacqueline Logan as Leslie Fullerton (US version)
Cyril Ritchard as Leo Chavasse
Renee Clama as Elsie
Minnie Rayner as Mabel
Maidie Andrews as Miss Trebelly
Clifford Heatherley as Wainwright
Ernest A. Dagnall as Bradfield
Alex Scott-Gatty as Doctor Mortimer
Jack Payne as himself

References

^ "A Symphony in Two Flats (1931)". Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
^ Hischak, Thomas S. (12 November 2012). Broadway Plays and Musicals: Descriptions and Essential Facts of More Than 14,000 Shows through 2007. McFarland. ISBN 9780786453092 – via Google Books.
^ Wood p.70
^ "Alex Vetchinsky". Archived from the original on 24 July 2016.