Tesha

  • 24 August 1928 (1928-08-24)
Running time
95 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguagesSilent Version
Sound Version (Synchronized)
English intertitles

Tesha is a 1928 British drama film directed by Victor Saville and Edwin Greenwood and starring María Corda, Jameson Thomas and Paul Cavanagh.[1] The film was originally shot as a silent film 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.[2]

Cast

  • María Corda as Tesha
  • Jameson Thomas as Robert Dobree
  • Paul Cavanagh as Lenane
  • Mickey Brantford as Simpson
  • Clifford Heatherley as Doctor
  • J.J. Espinosa as Dancemaster
  • Boris Ranevsky as Tesha's Father
  • Daisy Campbell as Mrs Dobree

References

  1. ^ BFI.org[dead link]
  2. ^ Slide p.7

Bibliography

  • Slide, Anthony. Fifty classic British films, 1932-1982: a pictorial record. Constable and Company, 1985.

External links

  • Tesha at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
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Films directed by Victor Saville
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The films of Edwin Greenwood


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